IST 605: History of Film

This peer-reviewed, academic journal is dedicated to providing users with an accurate and reliable account of the history of audiovisual media forms, such as film, television, and radio. The journal not only examines the historical development of these technologies, but also the cause of their creation and the political & societal impacts that they had. This journal publishes a variety of resources like scholarly articles, book reviews, and more. Though this journal does include some issues on international film, its focus is mainly on Western cinema, which may be viewed as a limitation. However, this in-depth, historical journal provides readers with invaluable access to factual accounts of film history and is a useful resource. This journal is the official publication of the International Association for Media and History.

Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television. (1981). Volumes 1-45. Taylor & Francis. https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/chjf20/current.

This is a peer-reviewed, open-access, academic journal that explores the history of film and visual media, analyzing its impacts on political and cultural history. This journal examines how films have explored different philosophical concepts, educating viewers on new ideas to make them think about their lives and the world they live in. The journal analyzes different philosophical concepts such as aesthetics, ethics, and morality within cinema. As a philosophical journal, it may be considered difficult to understand and may require thorough analysis by the reader. However, this journal provides a unique perspective on the cinematic universe and explores important ideas.

Film-Philosophy. (1997). Volumes 1-29. Edinburgh University Press. https://www.euppublishing.com/loi/film.