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  • Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
    Title: David James collection
    Creator: James, David E., 1945-
    Identifier/Call Number: 2670
    Physical Description: 9 Linear Feet 8 boxes
    Date (bulk): 1920s-1990s
    Abstract: This collection consists of the papers of University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts critical studies professor David James.
    Language of Material: English.
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    Biographical / Historical

    David James is a critical studies professor at the University of Southern California in the School of Cinematic Arts. He has written Written Within and Without: A Study of Blake's Milton (1979); Allegories of Cinema: American Film in the 60s (1989); Power Misses: Essays across (Un)popular Culture (1996); The Most Typical Avant-Garde: History and Geography of Minor Cinemas in Los Angeles (2005); Rock 'N' Film: Cinema's Dance with Popular Music (2016); and Power Misses II: Cinema, Asian and Modern (2021).

    Scope and Contents

    This collection consists of the papers of USC professor, David James. James is a professor of Critical Studies at the University of Southern California in the Cinematic Arts school. These papers include photocopies of scholarly articles and chapters from books, clippings, periodicals, film stills, and a film reel.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Advance notice required for access.

    Rights Statement for Archival Description

    Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], David James collection, Collection no. 2670, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.

    Processing Information

    This collection is unprocessed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Critical theory -- Archival resources
    Photocopies
    Scholarly publishing
    Clippings
    Periodicals
    Film stills
    Film reels
    James, David E., 1945-