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36 - Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management
University of Sussex
'...to leave the confinements of his humanness': Authorial voice, death and constructions of nature in Werner Herzog's 'Grizzly Man'
RETHINKING DOCUMENTARY: NEW PERSPECTIVES, NEW PRACTICES (2008)
From a boom in theatrical features to footage posted on websites such as Youtube and Google video, the early years of the 21st century have witnessed significant changes in
the technological, commercial, aesthetic, political and social dimensions of documentaries on film, television and the web. In response to these rapid developments this book rethinks the notion of documentary, in terms of theory, practice and objet/s of study. Drawing together 26 original essays and interviews from scholars and practitioners, it critically assesses ideas and constructions of documentary and, where necessary, proposes new tools and arguments with which to examine this complex and shifting terrain.Covering a range of media output, the book is divided into four sections:
1. critical perspectives on documentary form and concepts
2. the changing face of documentary production
3. contemporary documentary: borders, neighbours and disputed territories
4. digital and online documentaries: opportunities and limitations
Contributors:
Thomas Austin, Paul Basu, Danny Birchall, Ishmahil Blagrove Jr, Michael Chanan, John Corner, Nick Couldry, Wilma De Jong, Jon Dovey, Marilyn Gaunt, Craig Hight, Annette Hill,
Su Holmes, Deborah Jermyn, Alexandra Juhasz, Erik Kundsen, Jo Littler, Bill Nichols, Silke Panse, Michael Renov, Jerry Rothwell, Sue Thornham, Ana Vicente, Paul Ward, Mike Wayne, Patricia Zimmermann.
