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Frank Sinatra A celebration of Sinatra's enduring impact on American entertainment and cultural life. George Eastman Going My Way Bing Crosby's innovations as recording artist, actor, businessman, and radio and television performer. A multidisciplinary exploration, plus personal testimony from family members and colleagues. Hollywood's Film Wars with France: Hollywood's Film Wars with France examines how Hollywood was able to establish a permanent dominance over the French market for motion pictures by using monopolistic trade practices and diplomatic pressure. Ira Aldridge Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Diverse essays on the life and career of one of the greatest tragic actors of the nineteenth century. Literary Adaptations in Black American Cinema: A comprehensive analysis of the ways in which the black American experience has been depicted in film adaptations of popular literature. Medicine's Moving Pictures Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History Original essays by leading media scholars and historians of medicine that explore the rich history of health-related films. Medicine's Moving Pictures (paperback) Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History Original essays by leading media scholars and historians of medicine that explore the rich history of health-related films. Radical Nostalgia: A detailed history of the commemorations of US activist involvement in the Spanish Civil War, based on a combination of archival and ethnographic evidence. Women Television Producers Interviews and discussions with a representative group of female television producers, looking at how each of them entered the business, how they advanced, and what obstacles they encountered and overcame. |