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The documentary

by Belinda Smaill · 2009

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"An exploration of the role of emotion and affect in contemporary documentary film, arguing that analysis of the sociality of the emotions is integral to advancing our understanding of the formulation of selfhood in documentary. Belinda Smaill also examines documentary's political function, looking at issues such as gender, ethnicity and class"—Provided by publisher.

Subject
politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
Themes
journalistsjournalistsMore like thisLess of thismoviesmoviesMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 221 pages

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