The first ever overview of women's contributions to the dawn of cinema looking at a variety of roles from writers and directors to film editors and critics. Why have women such as Alice Guy-Blache, the creator of narrative cinema, been written out of film history? Why have so many women working behind the scenes in film been rendered invisible and silent for so long? Silent Women, pioneers of cinema explores the incredible contribution of women at the dawn of cinema when, surprisingly, more women were employed across the board in the film industry than they are now. It also looks at how women helped to shape the content, style of acting and development of the movie business in their roles as actors, writers, editors, cinematographers, directors and producers. In addition, we describe how women engaged with and influenced the development of cinema in their roles as audience, critics, fans, reviewers, journalists and the arbiters of morality in films. And finally, we ask when the current discrimination and male domination of the industry will give way to allow more women access to the top jobs. In addition to its historical focus on women working in film during the silent film era, the term silent also refers to the silencing and eradication of the enormous contribution that women have made to the development of the motion picture industry. “The surprise of the essays collected here is their sheer volume in every corner of a business apparently better able to accommodate female talent then than now..” Danny Leigh, Financial Times, July 2016 “ It's a fascinating journey into the untold history of a largely lost era of film..” Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus, March 2016 "This book shows how women's voices were heard and helped create the golden age of silent cinema, how those voices were almost eradicated by the male-dominated film industry, and perhaps points the way to an all-inclusive future for global cinema..” Paul Duncan, Film Historian “Inspirational and informative, Silent Women will challenge many people's ideas about the beginnings of film history. This fascinating book roams widely across the era and the diverse achievements and voices of women in the film industry. These are the stories of pioneers, trailblazers and collaborators - hugely enjoyable to read and vitally important to publish.” Pamela Hutchinson, Silent London “Every page begs the question - how on earth did these amazing women vanish from history in the first place? I defy anyone interested in cinema history not to find this valuable compendium a must-read. It's also a call to arms for more research into women's contribution and an affirmation of just how rewarding the detective work can be.” Laraine Porter, Co-Artistic Director of British Silent Film Festival “An authoritative and illuminating work, it also lends a pervasive voice to the argument that discrimination and not talent is the barrier to so few women occupying the most prominent roles within the industry." Jason Wood, Author and Visiting Professor at MMU “I was amazed to discover just how crucially they were involved from not just in front of the camera but in producing, directing, editing and much, much more. An essential read.” Neil McGlone. The Criterion Collection
A robust board book with colourful sights from the farmyard and labelled objects to spot. Young children can use the tabs on the pages to find their favourite scenes, and then spot familiar objects such as tractors, scarecrows, owls and chicks.
Turn the tabbed pages of this board book to find out what is happening at the beach. Very young children will enjoy spotting and naming all the familiar objects--Back cover.
Discover the magical story of sleeping beauty, complete with a handsome prince and a wicked fairy and a princess who would fall asleep for a hundred years.
Little children need to learn a huge amount of vocabulary before they start to read, and one of the best ways in which to do that is to share books with them. This book is a perfect vocabulary builder, with over a hundred nature-based words, each with a picture. Simply point to a picture and say the word and your child will soon be picking up new words. Puzzles and quizes add to the fun, and help test your knowledge.
Featuring favourites such as Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, The Princess and the Pea, Goldilocks and Jack and the Beanstalk, this collection of stories introduces youngsters to some of the best-loved fairytales. The CD features each story read aloud accompanied by sound effects and music.
A large and colourful first counting book for very young children, illustrated with Jo Litchfield's much-loved models. Features a variety of scenes from the everyday to the exotic, including a playroom, fairyland, a birthday party and onboard a pirate galleon. Each double-page spread has circular indents for little fingers to touch and count, building from 1 in the first scene, up to 10 in the last.
Each double-page shows a different room in the house, and introduces children to the names of the objects found there. This book is a great way to get children talking about familiar objects and learn new words.
MIRROR IMAGE Mr. Lucian Southwood traveled all the way from the West Indies to London to give his younger sister a Season in town. While attending the funeral for a distant relation, Lucian found himself causing the very young dowager countess to faint dead away. Not only was Lucian the spitting image of the late earl, but suddenly he was the fourth Earl of Radwinter as well, and his duty was to marry the widow and produce an heir. Lucian was eager to comply-but it seemed as though the lovely lady had buried her heart with her husband. What would it take for the new earl to win her affectio.
From family trees written in early American bibles to birther conspiracy theories, genealogy has always mattered in the United States, whether for taking stock of kin when organizing a family reunion or drawing on membership—by blood or other means—to claim rights to land, inheritances, and more. And since the advent of DNA kits that purportedly trace genealogical relations through genetics, millions of people have used them to learn about their medical histories, biological parentage, and ethnic background. A Nation of Descendants traces Americans' fascination with tracking family lineage through three centuries. Francesca Morgan examines how specific groups throughout history grappled with finding and recording their forebears, focusing on Anglo-American white, Mormon, African American, Jewish, and Native American people. Morgan also describes how individuals and researchers use genealogy for personal and scholarly purposes, and she explores how local businesspeople, companies like Ancestry.com, and Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s Finding Your Roots series powered the commercialization and commodification of genealogy.
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