Media Lost and Found

By: Erik Barnouw

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This selection of essays, articles, lectures, and other writings by Erik Barnouw, dean of American media scholars, chronicles "the phenomenon of old media giving way to new, and then being replaced by them, as the ghosts of old media rise in new forms." In Media Lost and Found, the sixteenth century will introduce us to early stirrings of photography, as well as the rise of "black lists," which have a too-familiar ring within our own lifetime.

The collection begins with an article on documentary film pioneer Robert Flaherty. Barnouw then moves to a discussion of his Dutch heritage and its role in Western civilization. This is followed by fascinating accounts of ingenious pioneers of camera obscura and magic lantern phantasmagoria, precursors of the magic of motion pictures. There are lively accounts of Barnouw's own experiences, an informative brief history of communications breakthroughs, and an examination of the foibles of media censorship. The final articles discuss the importance of Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray and cinematographer Boris Kaufman, brother of Soviet filmmakers Djiga Vertov and Mikhail Kaufman.

In his writing and in his life, Erik Barnouw has been consistently elegant, self-deprecating, affectionate, and redolent of great depths, encouraging us to look for and foster them in our own lives.

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"Erik Barnouw, the guru of media scholars, teachers, and practitioners, once again instructs and challenges us to construct new views on both old and new issues. He uniquely combines personal experience, theory, and even-handed objective judgments as bases for the practical application of knowledge to make the world a better place. In a field that is increasingly technologically oriented, Barnouw continues to focus on humanity."----- Robert L. Hilliard, Emerson College

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Published: 1st February 2001

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Foreword	p. vii
In the Flaherty Way: Memories of the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar	p. 1
G.I. Guide to Holland (Excerpts)	p. 7
Torrentius and His Camera	p. 17
The Fantasms of Andrew Oehler	p. 33
The Sintzenich Diaries	p. 39
The Place to Be	p. 65
Radiator-Pipe Broadcasters	p. 71
Mr. Greenback Goes to Town	p. 79
Kitty Sullivan and Social Security	p. 93
Columbia and the A-Bomb Film	p. 101
The Zig-Zag Career of Radio Luxembourg	p. 109
Historical Survey of Communications Breakthroughs	p. 119
Lives of a Bengal Filmmaker: Satyajit Ray of Calcutta	p. 135
Games	p. 149
Introducing the Doggie Bag into the Soviet Union	p. 161
The Kaufman Saga: A Cold War Idyll	p. 163
Index	p. 171
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