Laura E Baker
Biographic Data
| ID | 630031 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura E Baker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura E |
| FAMILY NAME | Baker |
| SIGNATURE | BAKER L E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Teaching Urban History in the Time of Coronavirus
Histories on Screen
Aimed at undergraduates, this anthology introduces readers to the critical analysis of historical media. It provides introductory essays by each of the three editors, all historians, to current theory and methods of film history, and its case studies examine both film and television. No comparable textbook is available for undergraduate historical methods courses. The first introductory essay provides guidelines for analyzing film as a primary so…
Civic Ideals, Mass Culture, and the Public
The centennial anniversary of the publication of the 1909 Plan of Chicago has sparked renewed interest in this landmark of Progressive Era urbanism. This essay examines an often neglected legacy of the Plan: its influence on civic discourse. Best known for its City Beautiful vision of Chicago, the Plan and its implementation campaign also provided a powerful object lesson in the effectiveness of new media and techniques of mass communication for …
Public Sites Versus Public Sights
This essay examines the controversy over outdoor advertising for what it reveals about Progressive Era conceptions of public space and public culture. Beginning in the 1890s, advertisers began to widely exploit urban public space as a marketing medium. By the turn of the century, outdoor advertising had became a lightning rod for debates over the public value of an emergent mass culture and the subject of significant reform efforts. While most hi…
Managing Variability
Public Sites Versus Public Sights
This essay examines the controversy over outdoor advertising for what it reveals about Progressive Era conceptions of public space and public culture. Beginning in the 1890s, advertisers began to widely exploit urban public space as a marketing medium. By the turn of the century, outdoor advertising had became a lightning rod for debates over the public value of an emergent mass culture and the subject of significant reform efforts. While most hi…
Managing Variability
Histories on Screen
Aimed at undergraduates, this anthology introduces readers to the critical analysis of historical media. It provides introductory essays by each of the three editors, all historians, to current theory and methods of film history, and its case studies examine both film and television. No comparable textbook is available for undergraduate historical methods courses. The first introductory essay provides guidelines for analyzing film as a primary so…
Managing Variability
Public Sites Versus Public Sights
This essay examines the controversy over outdoor advertising for what it reveals about Progressive Era conceptions of public space and public culture. Beginning in the 1890s, advertisers began to widely exploit urban public space as a marketing medium. By the turn of the century, outdoor advertising had became a lightning rod for debates over the public value of an emergent mass culture and the subject of significant reform efforts. While most hi…
Civic Ideals, Mass Culture, and the Public
The centennial anniversary of the publication of the 1909 Plan of Chicago has sparked renewed interest in this landmark of Progressive Era urbanism. This essay examines an often neglected legacy of the Plan: its influence on civic discourse. Best known for its City Beautiful vision of Chicago, the Plan and its implementation campaign also provided a powerful object lesson in the effectiveness of new media and techniques of mass communication for …
Histories on Screen
Aimed at undergraduates, this anthology introduces readers to the critical analysis of historical media. It provides introductory essays by each of the three editors, all historians, to current theory and methods of film history, and its case studies examine both film and television. No comparable textbook is available for undergraduate historical methods courses. The first introductory essay provides guidelines for analyzing film as a primary so…
Teaching Urban History in the Time of Coronavirus
Sociology (4 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · American History and Culture (2 works) · Architecture, Design, and Social History (2 works)