Censorship in Theatre and Cinema - Softcover

Aldgate, Anthony; Robertson, James C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0748619615 ISBN 13: 9780748619610

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2005

Synopsis

The first comparative study of censorship in theatre and cinema during the last century, this book examines notable twentieth-century cases involving the Lord Chamberlain's theatre censorship and the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC). Anthony Aldgate and James C. Robertson have written extensively on the subject of stage and screen censorship, and here they utilise previously unpublished Lord Chamberlain's censorship sources as well as hitherto unexplored BBFC files. They show how the two censorship agencies operated, with some interaction between them, over such controversial matters as sex, foreign affairs, juvenile crime, single-sex relationships, the 'swinging' 1960s, horror, religion and other contentious material. This wide-ranging study concludes by explaining why theatre censorship was abolished in 1968 whereas the BBFC has survived until the present day. Censorship in Theatre and Cinema is a valuable contribution to media history with implications for the practice of censorship in Britai

About this title

About the Author:

Anthony Aldgate is Reader in Film and History at the Open University James C. Robertson is at the Sunday Herald

Review:

It will be useful for advanced study and research. Recommended.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0748619615
• ISBN 13: 9780748619610
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208