Kino i kultura popularna w Piotrkowie przed pierwszą wojną światową
The popularity of the cinematography and culture in Piotrkow before the First World War
Author(s): Marta PiestrzeniewiczSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, Visual Arts, Regional Geography, Social development, Social Informatics, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Sociology of Art
Published by: Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej
Keywords: early cinema; local history; history of popular culture; polish cinema;
Summary/Abstract: In the 19th century Piotrkow was a town where Polish and Jewish society lived together. Poles, however, presented a greater percentage of the whole society, that was 60% . Since1867 the development of economy and culture was directly associated with the administrative functions of the town. Those who organized the cultural life in the town were mainly the intellectuals. They initiated a great number of social enterprises as well as formed the public opinion. Moreover, the news from Warsaw exerted the direct influence on the cultural life of the town. The capital city of Poland affected Piotrkow in nearly each sphere of life. The Warsaw press was subscribed and the Warsaw repertoire of theatres and cinemas was imitated.
Journal: Kultura Popularna
- Issue Year: 46/2015
- Issue No: 04
- Page Range: 80-107
- Page Count: 28
- Language: Polish