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7%OFFJane M. Gaines - Collecting Visible Evidence - 9780816631360 - V9780816631360
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Collecting Visible Evidence

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Description for Collecting Visible Evidence Paperback. Series: Visible Evidence. Num Pages: 240 pages, 43 b&w photographs, 7 figures. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.

A redefinition of the nature of documentary film.

In documentary studies, the old distinctions between fiction and nonfiction no longer apply, as contemporary film and video artists produce works that defy classification. Coming together to make sense of these developments, the contributors to this book effectively redefine documentary studies. They trace the documentary impulse in the early detective camera, in the reenactment of battle scenes from World War I, and in the telecast of the Nevada A-bomb test in 1952. Other topics include experiments in virtual reality; the crisis of representation in anthropology; and video art and documentary work that challenge ... Read more

Contributors: Jenny Cool; Elizabeth Cowie, U of Kent; Faye Ginsburg, New York U; Tom Gunning, U of Chicago; Eithne Johnson; Alexandra Juhasz, Pitzer College; Neil Lerner, Davidson College; Akira Mizuta Lippit, San Francisco State U; Nancy Lutkehaus, USC; James M. Moran; Vivian Sobchack, UCLA; Linda Williams, U of California, Berkeley; Mark Williams, Dartmouth College; Mark J. P. Wolf, Concordia U, Wisconsin. Show Less

Product Details

Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Series
Visible Evidence
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816631360
SKU
V9780816631360
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Ref
99-50

About Jane M. Gaines
Jane M. Gaines is associate professor of literature and English and director of the Program in Film and Video at Duke University. Michael Renov is professor of critical studies in the School of Cinema-Television, University of Southern California.

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