UNH Speakers Bureau

American Cinema: A Walk Through Film History

 

Program Description:

What does YouTube have in common with the earliest forms of American cinema? Find an answer to this and many other questions by attending an illustrated lecture examining the origins and development of American film from its beginnings through the “Golden Age” of the 1930s and ‘40s. Witness the transformation of movies from peep-show attraction to fully developed artistic, social and economic force by viewing short films from the early period and a variety of archival images of movie theaters and movie audiences. Note: This lecture requires an LCD projector (that can be connected to the speaker’s laptop computer), Internet connection (via Ethernet cable or wireless), and the ability to play or project DVDs and VHS tapes. This program runs 90-120 minutes.


Speaker:

Jeff Klenotic

Associate professor Jeffrey Klenotic teaches media history, media literacy and cultural studies at the University of New Hampshire Manchester. In 1997, he won the UNH Manchester Excellence in Teaching Award. Professor Klenotic maintains a program of research focusing on media and cultural history. His work appears in academic journals and books, including Film History: An International Journal, The Communication Review, Velvet Light Trap, The Sounds of Early Cinema, The Encyclopedia of Film, and The Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. Originally from New Castle, Pennsylvania, Professor Klenotic studied at Pennsylvania State University, receiving a BA in Speech Communication with an emphasis in Rhetoric. He went on to study Film and Cultural Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, earning an MA and Ph.D. in Communication. (*M)

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