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The Autobiographical Documentary in America (Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography)
Jim Lane
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Paperback. A study of the autobiographical documentary in America from the 1960s to the start of the 21st century. Jim Lane looks at the ways in which autobiographical documentaries such as "Roger and Me" and "Sherman's March" raise weighty questions about American cultural life. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APF; HBT; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
Since the late 1960s, American film and video makers of all stripes have been fascinated with themes of self and identity. Though the documentary form is most often used to capture the lives of others, Jim Lane turns his lens on those media makers who document their own lives, their own identities. He looks at the ways in which autobiographical documentaries - Roger and Me, Sherman's March, and Silverlake Life are but a few of the more prominent examples - raise weighty questions about American cultural life. What is the role of women in society? What does it mean to ... Read more
Since the late 1960s, American film and video makers of all stripes have been fascinated with themes of self and identity. Though the documentary form is most often used to capture the lives of others, Jim Lane turns his lens on those media makers who document their own lives, their own identities. He looks at the ways in which autobiographical documentaries - Roger and Me, Sherman's March, and Silverlake Life are but a few of the more prominent examples - raise weighty questions about American cultural life. What is the role of women in society? What does it mean to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Series
Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299176549
SKU
V9780299176549
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About Jim Lane
Jim Lane is executive director of the Emerson Los Angeles Center. A filmmaker since 1982, his documentaries include Women of Prague, The Projectionist, Background Action, I Am Not an Anthropologist, Keeping House, and East Meets West.
Reviews for The Autobiographical Documentary in America (Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography)
The autobiographical documentary is one of the most significant paths taken by American filmmakers in recent years, and Jim Lane is the ideal person to take on this important subject. A scrupulous film historian with a sophisticated grasp of the theoretical issues raised and addressed by autobiographical documentary films, he is also a gifted filmmaker personally committed to the movement ... Read more