PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Sheri Chinen Biesen is professor of film history at Rowan University. She is the author of Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir (2005) and Music in the Shadows: Noir Musical Films (2014).
Through original and rich case studies, this volume explores the authorship, power and organization of censorship in compelling ways. Enormously valuable.--Ellen Scott, University of California, Los Angeles [A] thoroughly researched introduction to American film censorship.--Katherine Waters Times Literary Supplement Although most introductory textbooks touch upon the broader subject, with a short gloss of the Production Code Administration (PCA), there's never been a handy guide or a more thorough treatment until now, with Sheri Chinen Biesen's expertly researched, amply illustrated, and wonderfully concise primer Film Censorship: Regulating America's Screen. . . . Film Censorship fills an important gap and is sure to provide a vital resource for students and readers eager to immerse themselves in this fascinating and equally fraught subject.--Noah Isenberg Film Quarterly
