Issues in Contemporary Documentary by Jane L. Chapman
Issues in Contemporary Documentary is a fascinating new overview of a rich film-making tradition and the particular challenges that it faces in the current age.
Issues in Contemporary Documentary
Summary
Documentary is fast changing: with the digital revolution and the enormous increase in Internet usage, the range of information and outlets for distribution continues to become more diverse. This title presents the challenges of contemporary documentary.
Issues in Contemporary Documentary Summary
Issues in Contemporary Documentary Reviews
"Broad-ranging ... This book is undoubtedly recommended as an undergraduate textbooked, evidenced by its lucid exposition and easily accessible and clearly presented case studies; however, it nonetheless offers a useful account and summary of the key debates that surround and inform the terrain of the contemporary documentary." Times Higher Education "In a clear, comprehensive style, Jane Chapman has vividly laid out the key issues in documentary. With attention to historical trends and theoretical debates this book will be of enormous use to scholars and practitioners of documentary." Paula Rabinowitz, University of Minnesota "Jane Chapman's book offers students a clear introduction to some of the main questions and debates surrounding current documentary practice. Not only is the whole book developed around selected examples, it is informed throughout by the ethical, creative and technological challenges of actually making films and programmes. Its strongly 'insider' viewpoint usefully complements the 'outsider' framings of most film and television studies." John Corner, University of Liverpool
About Jane L. Chapman
Jane Chapman is Reader in Journalism Studies at the University of Lincoln.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements vii Introduction 1 1 Definitions: Issues and Influences 8 2 Representation: Problems, Purpose and Perspective 28 3 Objectivity/Subjectivity: Pursuing Truth? 48 4 Censorship: Whose World Is It? 72 5 Authorial Voice: Editorial and Message 93 6 Reflexivity: Techniques and Reflection 114 7 Audience: A World View or Viewing the World? 134 8 Ethics: Shifting Boundaries 156 Conclusion 178 Notes 182 Bibliography 186 Filmography 196 Index 201
Additional information
GOR007714529
9780745640105
0745640109
Issues in Contemporary Documentary by Jane L. Chapman
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Polity Press
2009-07-17
244
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