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American documentary film : projecting the nation /

What key concerns are reflected in documentaries produced in and about the United States? How have documentaries engaged with competing visions of US history, culture, politics, and national identity? This book examines how documentary films have contributed to the American public sphere - creating...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Geiger, Jeffrey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Novelties, spectacles and the documentary impulse. Case studies: Blacksmith scene (1893), Buffalo dance (1894), Mess call (1896)
  • Virtual travels and the tourist gaze. Case study: Nanook of the north (1922)
  • Serious play: documentary and the avant-garde. Case study: Manhatta (1921)
  • Activism and advocacy: the Depression era. Case study: The plow that broke the plains (1936)
  • Idea-weapons: documentary propaganda. Case study: The Memphis Belle (1944)
  • 'Uncontrolled' situations: direct cinema. Case study: Grey Gardens (1975)
  • Relative truths: documentary and postmodernity. Case study: Tongues untied (1989)
  • Media wars: documentary dispersion. Case study: Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004).