Screen Education: From Film Appreciation to Media Studies

In Screen education, Terry Bolas provides the first definitive history of the development of film and television studies in Britain, from its origins as a grassroots movement to its current status as serious scholarship. The focus is on the United Kingdom, where the development mirrors that of film education in North America and Australia. Bolas s account describes the voluntary efforts of activists in the Society for Education in Film and Television and their relationship with British Film Institute s Education Department. Though much documentary evidence has been lost, Bolas s work incorporates personal archives and interviews with key figures, making this a critical record of the rise of cinema and television studies.