
Beyond the Bbfc
Local and Regional Film Censorship in the Uk
Sian Barber(Author)
Manchester University Press
Published on 15. April 2025
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-5261-6312-7 (ISBN)
Description
This work scrutinises British film censorship from a local perspective. Examining different regions and areas, the work of individual councils and their relations with one another and with the BBFC, it offers a broad historical exploration of the intricacies of film censorship in action. Drawing on local archival material and considering the activities of local government in enforcing Cinematograph legislation, this work considers the significance of film censorship apparatus and processes in shaping and informing responses to and control of film culture in different locations across the twentieth century. -- .
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Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
596 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5261-6312-7 (9781526163127)
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Person
Sian Barber is Reader in Film in the School of Arts, English and Languages at Queen's University Belfast -- .
Content
Introduction: local censorship reconsidered
1. A new form of leisure: 1908-19
2. New regions and new anxieties: 1920-29
3. Councils, committees and the perils of cinema: 1930-39
4. Wartime concerns and local anxieties: 1940-50
5. The changing landscape of the post-war world: 1950-59
6. Local alliances in a permissive decade: 1960-70
7. New categories, new permissions: 1970-76
8. New boundaries and new regions: 1977-85
Conclusions
Index -- .
1. A new form of leisure: 1908-19
2. New regions and new anxieties: 1920-29
3. Councils, committees and the perils of cinema: 1930-39
4. Wartime concerns and local anxieties: 1940-50
5. The changing landscape of the post-war world: 1950-59
6. Local alliances in a permissive decade: 1960-70
7. New categories, new permissions: 1970-76
8. New boundaries and new regions: 1977-85
Conclusions
Index -- .