Television and the Decline of Cinema-Going in Northern Ireland, 1953–1963
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12605015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sam Manning (School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen’s University Belfast, 25 University Square, Belfast BT7 1PB, Northern Ireland., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 408-425 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-08 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-8804 • E-ISSN: 1469-9729 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13688804.2018.1446129 |
| OpenAlex | W2792813773 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
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 claims that cinema exhibitors were unresponsive to population shifts and examines the relatively large number of cinemas that opened in Northern Ireland in the 1950s. It then examines the impact of commercial television and documents the reasons for cinema closures in Northern Ireland’s two largest cities: Belfast and Derry
Archaeology · Art history · Attendance · Coronation · Ethnology · Geography · Media studies · Movie theater · Northern ireland · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Cinema and Media Studies · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Demography · History · Irish and British Studies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |