{"title":"Emma Pett","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmma Pett’s works offer insightful explorations into education and cultural memory, inviting readers to reflect on the ways cinema shapes our understanding of the past. Her thoughtful approach blends academic rigour with accessible prose, making complex ideas engaging for both students and general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a collection that navigates the intersections of film, history, and education, with a focus on how visual storytelling influences collective memory. Emma Pett’s writing is ideal for those interested in the academic study of cinema as well as its broader cultural impact.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cinema-memories-by-matthew-jones-9781839025297","title":"Cinema Memories","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCinema Memories\u003c\/i\u003e brings together and analyses the memories of almost a thousand people of going to the cinema in Britain during the 1960s. It offers a fresh perspective on the social, cultural and film history of what has come to be seen as an iconic decade, with the release of films such as \u003ci\u003eA Taste of Honey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sound of Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDarling\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlow-Up\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlfie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Graduate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBonnie and Clyde\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on first-hand accounts, authors Melvyn Stokes, Matthew Jones and Emma Pett explore how cinema-goers constructed meanings from the films they watched. This occurred through a complex process of negotiation between the films concerned, their own social and cultural identities, and their awareness of changes in British society. Their analysis helps the reader see what light the cultural memory of 1960s cinema-going sheds on how the Sixties in Britain is remembered and interpreted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePositioning their study within debates about memory, 1960s cinema, and the seemingly transformative nature of this decade of British history, the authors reflect on the methodologies deployed, the use of memories as historical sources, and the various ways in which cinema and cinema-going came to mean something to their audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596007620844,"sku":"9781839025297","price":65.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781839025297-cinema-memories.jpg?v=1777912691"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/emma-pett.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}