Mining the Home Movie: Excavations in Histories and Memories
- ISBN-10
- 0520248074
- ISBN-13
- 9780520248076
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 333
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Authors
- Karen L. Ishizuka, Patricia R. Zimmermann
Description
Features essays that combine research, critical analyses and theoretical approaches regarding the meaning and value of amateur and archival films. This book identifies home movies as methods of visually preserving history. It defines a genre of film studies and establishes the home movie as a tool for extracting historical and social insights.
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