2 New regions and new anxieties
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Sian Barber
Abstract
As shown in Chapter 1, the varied mechanisms that evolved to police the cinema space in the earliest years of the film medium created a smorgasbord of local administrative systems. The 1920s would see the consolidation of BBFC powers with the tacit support of the Home Office, but are also notable for the flexing of muscles by local authorities reluctant to cede any of their own powers to the London-based organisation. This period also saw the creation of the new state of Northern Ireland and identified increased divergence between English cinema legislation and Scottish. These issues are all explored within the chapter, using a broad range of archival materials from across the UK to identify precisely who was censoring what in this decade.
Abstract
As shown in Chapter 1, the varied mechanisms that evolved to police the cinema space in the earliest years of the film medium created a smorgasbord of local administrative systems. The 1920s would see the consolidation of BBFC powers with the tacit support of the Home Office, but are also notable for the flexing of muscles by local authorities reluctant to cede any of their own powers to the London-based organisation. This period also saw the creation of the new state of Northern Ireland and identified increased divergence between English cinema legislation and Scottish. These issues are all explored within the chapter, using a broad range of archival materials from across the UK to identify precisely who was censoring what in this decade.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- List of acronyms vii
- Acknowledgements viii
- Introduction 1
- 1 A new form of leisure 15
- 2 New regions and new anxieties 43
- 3 Councils, committees and the perils of the cinema 64
- 4 Wartime concerns and local anxieties 103
- 5 The changing landscape of the post-war world 137
- 6 Local alliances in a permissive decade 164
- 7 New categories, new permissions 191
- 8 New boundaries and new regions 228
- Conclusions 250
- Films cited 255
- Bibliography 259
- Index 269
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures vi
- List of acronyms vii
- Acknowledgements viii
- Introduction 1
- 1 A new form of leisure 15
- 2 New regions and new anxieties 43
- 3 Councils, committees and the perils of the cinema 64
- 4 Wartime concerns and local anxieties 103
- 5 The changing landscape of the post-war world 137
- 6 Local alliances in a permissive decade 164
- 7 New categories, new permissions 191
- 8 New boundaries and new regions 228
- Conclusions 250
- Films cited 255
- Bibliography 259
- Index 269
