Acknowledgements Abbreviations Preface 1. A history without a past 2. Lost frames and faded footage: 1898-1949 3. History on the large and small screen: 1950-1969 4. Final frames and the rise of America: 1970-1979 5. Reruns and new releases: 1980-1989 6. A tale of two Roberts: 1990-1999 7. Screened History in the digital age: 2000 & beyond Epilogue Bibliography Index
Biography
Dr Mia E. M. Treacey is a Lecturer at Federation University Australia. She researches in the fields of Cultural History, specialising in Screened History.
"Treacey not only provides a much-needed and fascinating account of how for more than a century historians and critics have thought about the problems and possibilities of history in the visual media, she also makes a brilliant argument in favor of pulling together and reconceptualizing this sprawling, interdisciplinary area of study under the single title of Screened History."
— Robert A. Rosenstone, Professor Emeritus of History, California Institute of Technology"A rich and illuminating study, Reframing the Past is a vital contribution to the study of historical representation in film. In vivid, compelling prose, Mia Treacey details the long running debate about film as a form of historical thinking, and fills in the forgotten chapters of this fundamentally important story. An original and field-defining work."
— Robert Burgoyneon, author of The Hollywood Historical Film
