Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xv
4. User’s Guide xvii
5. Introduction 1
6. SECTION ONE. TRANSFORMATIONS OF EXPERIENCE
7. 1. A New Sensorium 13
8. 2. The World in Motion 48
9. 3. The Time Machine 74
10. 4. The Magic of the Body 108
11. 5. Spectatorship and Sites of Exhibition 147
12. 6. An Art for the Times 178
13. SECTION TWO. FILM CULTURE AND POLITICS
14. 7. Moral Panic and Reform 215
15. 8. Image Wars 254
16. 9. The Specter of Hollywood 288
17. 10. Cinephilia and the Cult of Stars 317
18. 11. The Mobilization of the Masses 351
19. 12. Chiffres of Modernity 377
20. SECTION THREE. CONFIGURATIONS OF A MEDIUM
21. 13. The Expressionist Turn 415
22. 14. Avant-Garde and Industry 450
23. 15. The Aesthetics of Silent Film 482
24. 16. Film as Knowledge and Persuasion 520
25. 17. Sound Waves 549
26. 18. Technology and the Future of the Past 578
27. Bibliography 613
28. Credits 639
29. Index 641