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Volume 14, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 1757-1898
  • E-ISSN: 1757-1901

Abstract

This article explores the connections between moving images and world fairs by focusing on a specific case: the . The event, a key moment in the city’s history, showcased cinema as a technological marvel, a vehicle for transnational influence and a tool for propaganda. After an introduction to the political and economic context of the exposition, our analysis covers four main areas: first, we document the role played by Palacio de Proyecciones, a sumptuous palace where new audio-visual devices and techniques were displayed; second, we trace the remains of the mysterious lost film , where Hollywood stars greeted Hispanic audiences and praised the exhibition; third, we offer a critical analysis of the newsreels recorded by the film company CINAES and their ; finally, we compare visual motifs and shots from the 1929 footage with contemporary images produced today in Barcelona, examining the links between visual culture, technology and gender.

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Transnational dreamscapes: Cinema and visual motifs in the 1929 Barcelona International Exposition
Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies 14, 139 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1386/cjcs_00063_1
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Keyword(s): city branding; geopolitics; history; interwar; nationalism; newsreels; popular culture; world fair

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