Projecting Knowledge

The Optical Lantern and Science Communication, 1880s-1940s

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by Frank Kessler, Dulce Da Rocha Gonçalves, Nico De Klerk and Jamilla Notebaard

Type

Studies

Subject

Silent Cinema

Keywords

pre-cinema

Publishing date

2026 (April 19, 2026)

Publisher

Brepols Publishers

Collection

Media Performance Histories

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 284 pages
7 x 10 ¼ inches (18 x 26 cm)

ISBN

978-2-503-61294-2

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Book Presentation:
From the 1880s until well into the twentieth century, the optical lantern was an immensely important tool to disseminate knowledge both within and outside academia, particularly in Western Europe and the United States. This volume maps the lantern-illustrated lecture from various perspectives, with contributions on how to research historical audiences, on the spaces where projection was used, on the role of images as evidence, on the shifts in pedagogy that were supported by the projected image, and on the archives and sources that provide access to material that allows an understanding of the multiple ways in which the medium was used.

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