Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Science’s cinematic method: Motion pictures and scientific research 19
7. 2. Between observation and spectatorship: Medicine, movies, and mass culture 90
8. 3. The taste of a nation: Educating the senses and sensibilities of film spectators 142
9. 4. The problem with passivity: Aesthetic contemplation and film spectatorship 193
10. Conclusion: Toward a tactile historiography 243
11. Notes 253
12. Bibliography 313
13. Index 355
14. Backmatter 373