»Eine überaus lesenswerte Studie vor, die zum Teil unbekanntes Terrain beschreitet und immer wieder neue Anschlüsse sucht. « Manuel Köppen, Zeitschrift für Germanistik, 2 (2005)
»Kabatek's many assertions are interesting indeed, and they are often productively thought-provoking. « Erik Tangerstad, www. h-net. org, 8 (2004)
»[Kabatek] fills a particular gap in a field dominated by few methodological models. His book is recommended for anyone who is interested in this area, but also for those who are interested in the way scholarship on Weimar film has shifted and will continue to change in the future. Its freshness combined with solid erudition will surely inspire further inquiry and speculation. « Steve Choe, MEDIENwissenschaft, 2 (2004)
»Inspirationsquelle und Nährboden für weiter- und vor allem tiefergehende medienhistorische und kulturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen. « Eva-Christina Glaser, www. literaturkritik. de, 4_(2006)