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Ml 48106 18 BEDFORD ROW, LONDON WC1 R 4EJ, ENGLAND 7922528 MCRAE» WILLIAM EUGENE A STUDY OF LA FiLMOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPANA A CURRICULUM RESOURCE. THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, PH.D., 1979 University M icrofilms International s o o n, z e e b h o a d , a n n a r b o r , m m b io g © Copyright by William Eugene McRae 1979 PLEASE NOTE: In all cases this material has been filmed in the best possible way from the available copy. Problems encountered with this document have been identified here with a check markv ^ . 1. Glossy photographs 2. Colored illustrations________ 3. Photographs with dark background ________ "4. Illustrations are poor copy________ 5. Print shows through as there 1s text on both sides of page_________ 6. Indistinct, broken or small print on several pages__________ throughout 7. Tightly bound copy with print lost in spine________ 8. Computer printout pages with indistinct print________ 9. 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Bateman Adviser Academic Faculty of Educa­ tional Foundations and Re­ search Dedicated to The Artists of Altamira ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my appreciation to the respective publish­ ers for permission to use material from the following: Theory and Practice by Jurgen Habermas. Translated by John Viertel. German text: 1963 by Herman Luch- terhand Verlag GmbH. English text: 1973 by Beacon Press. Reprinted by permission of Beacon Press, Knowledge and Human Interests by Jurgen Habermas. Translated by Jeremy J, Shapiro. German text: 1968 by Suhrkamp Verlage, Frankfort am Main. English text: 1971 by Beacon Press. Reprinted by permis­ sion of Beacon Press. Intellectual Foundations of Modern Education by Wm. E, Drake. Charles E, Merrill Books, 1967. Through Navaho Eyes by Sol Worth and John Adair, Indi­ ana University Press, 1972. Introduction to the Philosophy of Education (2nd ed.) by George Kneller. John Wiley & Sons, 1971. Towards Deep Subjectivity by Roger Poole. A.D. Peters ' & Co., London. I would also like to express my thanks to the staff of La Filmo- teca Nacional de Espana for their help and friendship. Special thanks should go to Delores Devesa and Ramon Rubio their help and patience. iii VITA March 23, 1944. Born - Memphis, Tennessee 1962.......... H.S. Diploma, East High School, Memphis, Tennessee 1966.......... B.A., Political Science, Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi 1973.......... M.F.A., Broadcast-Film Arts, Meadows Graduate School of Fine Arts, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas Fall, 1977. Adjunct Professor of Photography, S.M.U.' in-Spain, Southern Methodist University, Madrid, Spain PUBLICATIONS "Peyote Rights of the Kiowa," The Southwest Review, S.M.U, Press, Summer, 1975, 22pp. Espejo Literary Magazine. 1973, 4 photographs Cover: The Southwest Review. S.M.U. Press, Spring, 1974, Photograph Cover: The Southwest Review. S.M.U. Press, Autumn, 19 75, Photograph Cover: The Southwest Review, S.M.U. Press, Spring, 1976, Photograph Cover: The Southwest Review, S.M.U. Press, Summer, 1976, Photograph One Man Show: Still Photographs of Selected Black Communities. The Pollock Galleries, S.M.U., Dallas, Texas, 1973 One Man Show: Still Photographs of Rural Southern Mexico, Bridwell Library, S.M.U., 1974 Film: Jnst Plain Soap (4 minutes) Film: Mandalas (7 minutes) Film: Because of What We A r e , The Work of The YMCA in Community Devel­ opment in Latin America; FIELDS OF STUDY Major Fields: Photography and Cinema Education - Cross Cultural Communication Faculty: Dr. Paul R. Klohr, Educational Foundations and Research Dr. Alfred C. Clarke, Dept, of Photography & Cinema and Department of Sociology iv KNOWLEDGE IS OF TITO-KINDS: WE KNOW A SUBJECT OURSELVES OR WE KNOW WHERE WE CAN GET INFORMATION UPON IT. -- Samuel Johnson v When the Emperor asked the philosopher what he should do, the philosopher replied, "Just move over a little. You're standing in my light."* *Colin Ward, "The Role of the State," in Peter Buckman, ed., Edu­ cation Without Schools (London; Souvenir Press, 1973), p, 48. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS Page DEDICATION ........................................................ ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS............................ ..................... iii VITA ........................................................ iv FRONTSPIECES .......................... v INTRODUCTION ...................................................... I Chapter I. BACKGROUND AND PERSPECTIVE OF THE STUDY................. 6 The Technological Dilemma, 7 Challenges to Positivism .............................. 14 The Individual and Society ............ 17 Technological Rationale and Curricular Theory........... 21 Alternative Conceptions of Curriculum. ............... 28 Experience and Freedom of Choice .......... 32 The Filmic Experience............... 37 Film in the H u m a n i t i e s ................................... 41 The Spanish Setting of the S t u d y ........................ 43 Summary............ 46 II, THE HISTORY OF LA FILMOTECA NACIONAL ................... 53 III. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF LA FILMOTECA ............. 75 Direction of La Filmoteca.......... 75 Programming and Screening of Films ..... ........... 81 Publications ........... 86 Library Functions and Resources, ............... 94 Still Photograph Collection and Resources............... 104 Film Archive ............. ................. 108 IV, THE INVENTORY OF FILMS: A CURRICULUM RESOURCE ......... 113 Spanish Short Films to 1936. ............... 116 Spanish Features to 1940 . ............... ....... 120 vii Page Spanish-Civil War Films Nationalist Films ......... ......... * . 123 Republican Films.................... ......... 126 Spanish Feature Films .................................. 137 V. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS........................ 213 APPENDIX A. Photographs ....................... ........... 219 BIBLIOGRAPHY...................................................... 240 viii INTRODUCTION On October 8, 1978, The Houston Chronicle carried a story caption­ ed "Treasure trove of 500 lost silent films found in Yukon.Accord­ ing to the news story the films were unearthed by a bulldozer clearing a construction site of old buildings. Still in cans, the films were in the deep end of a swimming pool over which a hockey rink had been built. The collection contains mostly footage from the 1910's and includes early examples of U.S. films and stars. The cold weather helped to protect the films although some are damaged. It seems that Dawson City, Alaska, was the end of the theater cir­ cuit and the owners found it cheaper to store the films at a local library than to ship them back south. The growing stack took up space, however, and in the 1920's the library willingly gave them to be used as landfill. The story itself is interesting, but it also points up two things for film scholars.