The Autobiographical Documentary in AmericaUniversity of Wisconsin Press, 26 mrt 2002 - 246 pagina's Since the late 1960s, American film and video makers of all genres have been fascinated with themes of self and identity. Though the documentary form is most often used to capture the lives of others, Jim Lane turns his lens on those media makers who document their own lives and identities. He looks at the ways in which autobiographical documentaries—including Roger and Me, Sherman’s March, and Silverlake Life—raise weighty questions about American cultural life. What is the role of women in society? What does it mean to die from AIDS? How do race and class play out in our personal lives? What does it mean to be a member of a family? Examining the history, diversity, and theoretical underpinnings of this increasingly popular documentary form, Lane tracks a fundamental transformation of notions of both autobiography and documentary. |
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... emerges as the film's main concern.15 In light of this , Holzman's rela- tion to the camera and the overall autobiographical project are sites of conflict between him and Penny . David therefore occupies a point of affect , the ...
... emerges from this approach.1 The use of narrative in nonfiction discourses poses certain critical prob- lems that theorists from a wide range of disciplines have addressed . Narra- tive can be popularly viewed as a fictional ...
... emerges as an au- tobiographical subject as she attempts to portray her mother's position in her family . Like many of the documentarists who begin making a portrait of their family , Faber is drawn out and forced to represent herself ...
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An Unlikely Beginning 333 | 33 |
Narrative Chronology | 48 |
Family and Self | 94 |
Copyright | |
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