Sam Manning
Biographic Data
| ID | 3766452 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sam Manning |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sam |
| FAMILY NAME | Manning |
| SIGNATURE | MANNING S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
GPTs are GPTs
Research is needed to estimate how jobs may be affected
Cinemas and Cinema-Going in the United Kingdom
Cinema-going was the most popular commercial leisure activity in the first half of the twentieth century, peaking in 1946 with 1.6 billion recorded admissions. Though ‘going to the pictures’ remained a popular pastime, the transition to peacetime altered citizens’ leisure habits. During the 1950s increased affluence, the growth of television ownership and the diversification of leisure led to rapid declines in attendance. Cinema attendances fell …
Kent Puckett, War Pictures
Television and the Decline of Cinema-Going in Northern Ireland, 1953–1963
This article assesses the impact of television ownership on cinema attendance in post-war Northern Ireland. It downplays a monocausal relationship between cinema and television, and emphasises the range of social, economic and political factors that led to cinema closures. While the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II acted as a catalyst for television ownership, it did not fundamentally alter patterns of cinema attendance. This research counters cl…
The Children's Film Foundation
Following the Second World War, cinema-going was the UK’s most popular commercial leisure activity and Saturday morning matinees played a central role in children’s social lives. Weekly audiences o
Post-War Cinema-Going and Working-Class Communities
This article utilizes oral history testimony to investigate cinema-going practices in the Holyland, a largely Protestant working-class community in post-war Belfast. It investigates the place-specific nature of cinema attendance, assesses the social practices of cinema-going and examines the reasons for the post-war decline in attendance and consequent cinema closures. Oral history testimony demonstrates the close link between the nature of cinem…
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Post-War Cinema-Going and Working-Class Communities
This article utilizes oral history testimony to investigate cinema-going practices in the Holyland, a largely Protestant working-class community in post-war Belfast. It investigates the place-specific nature of cinema attendance, assesses the social practices of cinema-going and examines the reasons for the post-war decline in attendance and consequent cinema closures. Oral history testimony demonstrates the close link between the nature of cinem…
The Children's Film Foundation
Following the Second World War, cinema-going was the UK’s most popular commercial leisure activity and Saturday morning matinees played a central role in children’s social lives. Weekly audiences o
Television and the Decline of Cinema-Going in Northern Ireland, 1953–1963
This article assesses the impact of television ownership on cinema attendance in post-war Northern Ireland. It downplays a monocausal relationship between cinema and television, and emphasises the range of social, economic and political factors that led to cinema closures. While the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II acted as a catalyst for television ownership, it did not fundamentally alter patterns of cinema attendance. This research counters cl…
Kent Puckett, War Pictures
Cinemas and Cinema-Going in the United Kingdom
Cinema-going was the most popular commercial leisure activity in the first half of the twentieth century, peaking in 1946 with 1.6 billion recorded admissions. Though ‘going to the pictures’ remained a popular pastime, the transition to peacetime altered citizens’ leisure habits. During the 1950s increased affluence, the growth of television ownership and the diversification of leisure led to rapid declines in attendance. Cinema attendances fell …
GPTs are GPTs
Research is needed to estimate how jobs may be affected
Art history (5 works) · Movie theater (5 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Political science (3 works)