Observational Cinema: Anthropology, Film, and the Exploration of Social Life

Observational Cinema: Anthropology, Film, and the Exploration of Social Life
ISBN-10
0253221587
ISBN-13
9780253221582
Category
Social Science
Pages
198
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Authors
Anna Grimshaw, Amanda Ravetz

Description

Once hailed as a radical breakthrough in documentary and ethnographic filmmaking, observational cinema has been criticized for a supposedly detached camera that objectifies and dehumanizes the subjects of its gaze. The author's provide a critical historyand in-depth appraisal of this movement.

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