| Description |
ix, 261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
AFI film readers
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AFI film readers.
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| Bibliography |
Filmography: pages 247-251. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-245). |
| Contents |
Introduction : the truth about non-fiction ; Toward a poetics of documentary / Michael Renov -- The documentary film as scientific inscription / Brian Winston -- Document and documentary : on the persistence of historical concepts / Philip Rosen -- The totalizing quest of meaning / Trinh T. Minh-ha -- Jargons of authenticity (three American moments) / Paul Arthur -- Constantly performing the documentary : the seductive promise of Lightning Over Water / Susan Scheibler -- (Not) looking for origins : postmodernism, documentary, and America / Ana M. López -- Notes on AIDS and its combatants : an appreciation / Bill Horrigan -- "Getting to know you..." : knowledge, power, and the body / Bill Nichols. |
| Subject |
Documentary films -- History and criticism.
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Documentary films. |
| Indexed Term |
Documentary films |
| Added Author |
Renov, Michael, 1950-
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| ISBN |
0415903823 paperback |
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