1. Alice in the archives / Katherine Groo -- 2. Eternally early / Brian Price -- 3. "Historicity begins with decay and ends with the pretense of immortality" : an interview with Paolo Cherchi Usai -- 4. Paris 1900 : archiveology and the compilation film / Catherine Russell -- 5.…
In this essay, the author brings scrutiny to bear on a range of issues with a critique of film preservation, an indictment of the crimes perpetuated in its name, and a proposal to give a new analytical framework to a cultural phenomenon.
In this essay, the author brings scrutiny to bear on a range of issues with a critique of film preservation, an indictment of the crimes perpetuated in its name, and a proposal to give a new analytical framework to a cultural phenomenon.