Watching the World
Screen Documentary and Audiences
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Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivewatchingworldscr0000aust
- ISBN-100719076897
- ISBN-139780719076893
- Goodreads3683566
- LibraryThing5822212
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- Library of Congress Control Number2008276473
- OCLC Control Number187290108
- Better World Books9780719076893
- Open LibraryOL10531851M
Classifications
- LCCPN1995.9.D6
- LCCPN1995.9.D6 A945 2007
- LCCPN1995.9.D6 A97 2007
Description
"Watching the world extends the reach of documentary studies by investigating recent instances of screen documentary and the uses made of them by audiences. The book focuses on the interfaces between textual mechanisms, promotional tactics and audiences' viewing strategies. Key topics of inquiry are: film and televisual form, truth claims and issues of trust, the pleasures, politics and ethics of documentary Case studies include Capturing the Friedmans, Etre et Avoir, Paradise Lost, Touching the Void, and wildlife documentaries on television."--Jacket.
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