Research Categories

Architecture

Construction, design, and features of theaters

Children

Aspects of moviegoing and exhibition specific to children

Local Movies

Films designed to be made and seen in their immediate locality

Nontheatrical Venues

Places where films are shown outside of conventional theater spaces

Other Leisure Activities

Community activities in competition with the movies 

Programming

The variety of films, shows, and events taking place in theaters

Promotional Strategies

The ways theater owners promoted their programs and venues to audiences

Race & Ethnicity

Stories about race and ethnicity in relation to theaters and moviegoing

Reception/Reviews

How films and other programming in theaters were received by audiences

Scholarship on Exhibition

Analysis of scholarship on film exhibition and how it relates to Oregon

Woman-owned Theaters

Theaters owned and managed by women.     

Theater Workers

The people who owned, managed and worked in movie theaters.

Film Distribution

How films were distributed to theaters and venues. 

Censorship & Regulation

Efforts to regulate or censor movies, including legal issues more generally.

The Research Process

Reflections on the process of doing research.