Irish Film Censorship

Author : Kevin Rockett
Publisher : Four Courts Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015059205081

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Irish Film Censorship by Kevin Rockett Pdf

This book maps the history of Irish film censorship from its origins in the 1910s, through to the all-encompassing Censorship of Films Act 1923, the more liberal implementation of screening policies from the late 1960s onwards, and present-day concerns about media proliferation and distribution. Its main focus is on the 1920-70 period, when Irish film censors banned 3,000 films and cut an additional 10,000. The role of political censorship and its effect on television and cinema is examined, as are the more contemporary issues of video classification and debates around the internet and child pornography. Through the examination of over 18,000 of the censors decisions, Kevin Rockett provides an invaluable insight into the cultural geography of Ireland. - Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2005

Author : Ciaran Carty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015037292904

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Confessions of a Sewer Rat by Ciaran Carty Pdf

An irreverent, unexpurgated account of Carty's fight against censorship which helped clear the way for the belated emergence of the now thriving Irish film industry. Drawing on a cast of hundreds including John Huston, Andy Warhol, Mary Robinson, Nei

Author : Louisa Burns-Bisogno
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015040572730

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Censoring Irish Nationalism by Louisa Burns-Bisogno Pdf

American screenwriter Burns-Bisogno demonstrates how the images of Irish advocates of independence have been manipulated by censorship in the US and the UK during the course of the 20th century. She also shows how the resulting stereotypes continue to impact contemporary culture. Illustrated with black-and-white stills. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Peter Coleman
Publisher : Sydney : Angus & Robertson
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : Blasphemy
ISBN : 0207128685

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Obscenity, Blasphemy, Sedition by Peter Coleman Pdf

Censorship Australia (ANB/PRECIS SIN 600247422) Index Includes bibliographical references.

Author : Peter Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123300969

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Censorship in the Two Irelands, 1922-39 by Peter Martin Pdf

This is the first book to tell the story of censorship in Northern Ireland and the south between 1922 and 1939. Censorship in the Two Irelands examines the differences in how the two regimes treated freedom of speech - and finds some surprising similarities. Beginning with the history of censorship under British rule and during the Irish Revolution it shows how the new states built on that legacy. It examines all forms of censorship in the period: political, film, literature, radio and theatre and puts them into an international context showing how the two Irelands at some times resembled other jurisdictions but also created their own unique legacies of repression. This is the story of how a Unionist government treated Nationalist dissent, IRA propaganda and labour organisations. It compares Northern repression of these groups to southern actions against the IRA and Irish communists. It also tells how the two states reacted to foreign culture in cinema and literature. It shows how a powerful lobby of conservative, Catholic activists convinced the Irish Free State to introduce stringent censorships of film and literature. The scandalous decisions of the period, when authors like Steinbeck, Shaw and O'Faoilain were banned are examined but are also put in their international context. The most detailed study yet of the early years of censorship in the two Irelands, this work questions how serious either government really was about protecting freedom of expression. It poses challenges about how far a state should tolerate dissent, new ideas or controversial art; problems that are as relevant today as they were eighty years ago.Ã?Â?Ã?Â?

Author : D. Biltereyst,R. Vande Winkel,Roel Vande Winkel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137061980

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Silencing Cinema by D. Biltereyst,R. Vande Winkel,Roel Vande Winkel Pdf

Oppression by censorship affects the film industry far more frequently than any other mass media. Including essays by leading film historians, the book offers groundbreaking historical research on film censorship in major film production countries and explore such innovative themes as film censorship and authorship, religion, and colonialism.

Author : John Hill
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781118482902

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A Companion to British and Irish Cinema by John Hill Pdf

A stimulating overview of the intellectual arguments and critical debates involved in the study of British and Irish cinemas British and Irish film studies have expanded in scope and depth in recent years, prompting a growing number of critical debates on how these cinemas are analysed, contextualized, and understood. A Companion to British and Irish Cinema addresses arguments surrounding film historiography, methods of textual analysis, critical judgments, and the social and economic contexts that are central to the study of these cinemas. Twenty-nine essays from many of the most prominent writers in the field examine how British and Irish cinema have been discussed, the concepts and methods used to interpret and understand British and Irish films, and the defining issues and debates at the heart of British and Irish cinema studies. Offering a broad scope of commentary, the Companion explores historical, cultural and aesthetic questions that encompass over a century of British and Irish film studies—from the early years of the silent era to the present-day. Divided into five sections, the Companion discusses the social and cultural forces shaping British and Irish cinema during different periods, the contexts in which films are produced, distributed and exhibited, the genres and styles that have been adopted by British and Irish films, issues of representation and identity, and debates on concepts of national cinema at a time when ideas of what constitutes both ‘British’ and ‘Irish’ cinema are under question. A Companion to British and Irish Cinema is a valuable and timely resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of film, media, and cultural studies, and for those seeking contemporary commentary on the cinemas of Britain and Ireland.

Author : Audrey Conlon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Censorship
ISBN : OCLC:1418904977

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Film Censorship in Ireland by Audrey Conlon Pdf

Author : Jonathon Green,Nicholas J. Karolides
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Censorship
ISBN : 9781438110011

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Encyclopedia of Censorship by Jonathon Green,Nicholas J. Karolides Pdf

Articles examine the history and evolution of censorship, presented in A to Z format.

Author : Kevin Rockett,Emer Rockett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1846823161

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Film Exhibition and Distribution in Ireland, 1909-2010 by Kevin Rockett,Emer Rockett Pdf

This book is the second volume in a two-volume set on the history of cinema in Ireland (the first companion volume is titled Magic Lantern, Panorama, and Moving Picture Shows in Ireland, 1786-1909). From the opening of the first full-time cinemas in Ireland during 1909-1914 until the multiplex boom of the 1990s and 2000s, Irish cinema-going has been a complex intersection of social, cultural, and business practices. As well as providing an annotated listing of every known significant film venue that has operated in Ireland since the beginning of cinema in the late 19th century, the book traces in forensic detail the nature of the Irish cinema phenomenon, and, in utilizing a range of previously unexplored primary sources from film trade publications to cinema records, it provides the first extensive account of a whole Irish business sector, including the key personnel involved. In the process, issues of cultural and social geography are explored. The book's account of alternative film exhibition practices not only offers the first comprehensive histories of the competing cultural and moral agendas of the secular Irish Film Society and the National Film Institute of Ireland, but it also outlines the emergence of a dynamic film culture in the 1980s and 1990s, and includes the history of film festivals in Ireland.

Author : Robert Cole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015064750931

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Propaganda, Censorship and Irish Neutrality in the Second World War by Robert Cole Pdf

Based upon original research in archives in Ireland, Great Britain, the United States and Canada, this study opens a new page in the history of wartime propaganda and censorship

Author : Donal Ó Drisceoil
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019128185

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Censorship in Ireland, 1939-1945 by Donal Ó Drisceoil Pdf

"This is the first major study of Ireland's Emergency censorship which was in place for the duration of the Second World War. Drawing largely on primary source material which has only recently come into the public domain. Donal O Drisceoil provides a comprehensive account and analysis of this hitherto unexplored episode of Irish history." "This political/security censorship covered all media and communications and was one of the harshest regimes of its kind, particularly in comparison to other neutrals. Its purpose was to contribute to the preservation of the state and its neutrality, to 'keep the temperature down' both within the state and between Ireland and the belligerents. To this end, war news was 'neutralised', including the suppression of reports of the Holocaust; newspapers were seized; newsreels and films such as Chaplin's The Great Dictator were banned; coverage of social, economic and political issues was severely restricted; and the expression of opinions on the war, neutrality and much else of importance was curtailed. Few escaped its net, including bishops and government ministers." "This book examines all aspects of the censorship and explains its relative extremism by placing it in the context of Irish political culture and the particular nature of the state's wartime neutrality. In the process it adds to our understanding of these subjects, while the story of the censorship provides a window of enquiry into the politics and society of wartime Ireland. This book is a valuable contribution to contemporary Irish history, but also has topical relevance to present-day debates concerning censorship, democracy and neutrality."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : M. Alison Kibler
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469618371

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Censoring Racial Ridicule by M. Alison Kibler Pdf

A drunken Irish maid slips and falls. A greedy Jewish pawnbroker lures his female employee into prostitution. An African American man leers at a white woman. These and other, similar images appeared widely on stages and screens across America during the early twentieth century. In this provocative study, M. Alison Kibler uncovers, for the first time, powerful and concurrent campaigns by Irish, Jewish and African Americans against racial ridicule in popular culture at the turn of the twentieth century. Censoring Racial Ridicule explores how Irish, Jewish, and African American groups of the era resisted harmful representations in popular culture by lobbying behind the scenes, boycotting particular acts, and staging theater riots. Kibler demonstrates that these groups' tactics evolved and diverged over time, with some continuing to pursue street protest while others sought redress through new censorship laws. Exploring the relationship between free expression, democracy, and equality in America, Kibler shows that the Irish, Jewish, and African American campaigns against racial ridicule are at the roots of contemporary debates over hate speech.

Author : Thomas Doherty
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780231512848

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Hollywood's Censor by Thomas Doherty Pdf

From 1934 to 1954 Joseph I. Breen, a media-savvy Victorian Irishman, reigned over the Production Code Administration, the Hollywood office tasked with censoring the American screen. Though little known outside the ranks of the studio system, this former journalist and public relations agent was one of the most powerful men in the motion picture industry. As enforcer of the puritanical Production Code, Breen dictated "final cut" over more movies than anyone in the history of American cinema. His editorial decisions profoundly influenced the images and values projected by Hollywood during the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. Cultural historian Thomas Doherty tells the absorbing story of Breen's ascent to power and the widespread effects of his reign. Breen vetted story lines, blue-penciled dialogue, and excised footage (a process that came to be known as "Breening") to fit the demands of his strict moral framework. Empowered by industry insiders and millions of like-minded Catholics who supported his missionary zeal, Breen strove to protect innocent souls from the temptations beckoning from the motion picture screen. There were few elements of cinematic production beyond Breen's reach he oversaw the editing of A-list feature films, low-budget B movies, short subjects, previews of coming attractions, and even cartoons. Populated by a colorful cast of characters, including Catholic priests, Jewish moguls, visionary auteurs, hardnosed journalists, and bluenose agitators, Doherty's insightful, behind-the-scenes portrait brings a tumultuous era and an individual both feared and admired to vivid life.

Author : William Bruce Johnson
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780802094933

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Miracles & Sacrilege by William Bruce Johnson Pdf

Tracing the development of the Church in the United States, Johnson discusses the reasons it found The Miracle sacrilegious and how it attained the power to persuade civil authorities to ban it.