Power and Public Reception: An Archival Investigation
Łukasz Biskupski
lukasz.biskupski@uni.lodz.plUniversity of Gdansk (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1385-2435
Abstract
The review discusses the book Rozpowszechnianie filmów w Polsce Ludowej w latach 1944-1956 [Film Distribution in the Polish People’s Republic in 1944-1956] (2022), which provides critical editions of source texts related to film distribution in the early years of the Polish People’s Republic after World War II. The reviewer notes the high scientific value of the publication, which constitutes a valuable source of information and analysis on cinema in the Polish socialist state. He emphasizes that the book makes a significant contribution to the growing body of literature on the subject and results in expanding our knowledge, while also serving as a basis for future research and providing an opportunity for stronger connections between film history research and research on political, social, and economic history.
Keywords:
film studies, film distribution, film history, cultural policy, People's Republic of PolandReferences
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Łukasz Biskupskilukasz.biskupski@uni.lodz.pl
University of Gdansk Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1385-2435
PhD, cultural and film studies scholar; Assistant Professor in the Division of Film and Media at the University of Gdańsk, employed under the National Science Centre’s FUGA programme. His research interests include the transformations of visual culture as well as the history of cinema and popular culture. Author of the books Kinofilia zaangażowana. Stowarzyszenie miłośników filmu artystycznego “Start” i upowszechnianie kultury filmowej w latach 30 XX w. [Committed Cinephilia: The Society for the Promotion of Film Art “Start” and the Dissemination of Film Culture in the 1930s] (2017), Prosto z ulicy. Sztuki wizualne w dobie mediów społecznościowych i kultury uczestnictwa – street art [Straight from the Street: Visual Arts in the Age of Social Media and Participatory Culture – Street Art] (2017), and Miasto atrakcji. Narodziny kultury masowej na przełomie XIX i XX wieku. Kino w systemie rozrywkowym Łodzi [City of Attractions: The Birth of Mass Culture at the Turn of the 20th Century. Cinema in the Entertainment System of Łódź] (2013); co-editor (with M. Rawska) of the anthology Papierowi bandyci. Wypisy z powieści obiegu brukowego do 1939 roku [Paper Bandits. Excerpts from the Novels of the Tabloid Circuit up to 1939] (2017).
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