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The cinema of exposure: spiritualist exposés, technology, and the dispositif of early cinema

This article addresses the relationship between early cinema and the tradition of spiritualist exposés. The latter were spectacular shows performed by stage magicians in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, which aimed to debunk the tricks employed by spiritualist mediums in their séances. Dr...

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Main Author: Simone Natale
Format: Default Article
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/19468
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