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Issues in contemporary documentary

Jane Chapman brings to life the challenges of contemporary documentary by balancing theoretical discussion with use of cutting-edge material from Europe and North America and the developing world
Print Book, English, 2009
Polity, Cambridge, 2009
Specialized.
244 p.
9780745640099, 9780745640105, 0745640095, 0745640109
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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