Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video, New and Expanded Edition (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series)
€ 47.09
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video, New and Expanded Edition (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series)
Paperback. Essays on important documentary films from a wide range of critical and theoretical perspectives. Editor(s): Grant, Barry Keith; Sloniowski, Jeannette. Series: Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 888.
Originally released in 1998, Documenting the Documentary responded to a scholarly landscape in which documentary film was largely understudied and undervalued aesthetically, and analysed instead through issues of ethics, politics, and film technology. Editors Barry Keith Grant and Jeannette Sloniowski addressed this gap by presenting a useful survey of the artistic and persuasive aspects of documentary film from a range of critical viewpoints. This new edition of Documenting the Documentary adds five new essays on more recent films in addition to the text of the first edition.
Thirty-one film and media scholars, many of them among the most ... Read more
Originally released in 1998, Documenting the Documentary responded to a scholarly landscape in which documentary film was largely understudied and undervalued aesthetically, and analysed instead through issues of ethics, politics, and film technology. Editors Barry Keith Grant and Jeannette Sloniowski addressed this gap by presenting a useful survey of the artistic and persuasive aspects of documentary film from a range of critical viewpoints. This new edition of Documenting the Documentary adds five new essays on more recent films in addition to the text of the first edition.
Thirty-one film and media scholars, many of them among the most ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI, United States
ISBN
9780814339718
SKU
V9780814339718
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About
Barry Keith Grant is professor of film studies in the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he is the author or editor of numerous books, including Voyages of Discovery: The Cinema of Frederick Wiseman, 100 Documentary Films (with Jim Hillier) and Shadows of Doubt: Negotiations ... Read more
Reviews for Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video, New and Expanded Edition (Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series)