American cinema emerges (1890-1909) / Andre Gaudreault, Tom Gunning
1890-1895: movies and the kinetoscope / Paul C. Spehr
1896-1897: movies and the beginnings of cinema / Charles Musser
1898-1899: movies and entrepreneurs / Patrick Loughney
1900-1901: movies, new imperialism, and the new century / Jean-Pierre Sirois-Trahan
1902-1903: movies, stories, and attractions / Tom Gunning
1904-1905: movies and chasing the missing link(s) / Andre Gaudreault
1906: movies and spectacle / Lauren Rabinovitz
1907: movies and the expansion of the audience / Eileen Bowser
1908: movies and other media / Matthew Solomon
1909: movies and progress / Jennifer M. Bean
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