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Feminism and Documentary
Diane Waldman
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Description for Feminism and Documentary
Paperback. Series: Visible Evidence. Num Pages: 376 pages, 40 b&w photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: APFA; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 672.
The first book of essays to explore the intersection of these two vital disciplines.
Documentary and feminist film studies have long been separate or parallel universes that need to converse or collide. The essays in this volume, written by prominent scholars and filmmakers, demonstrate the challenges that feminist perspectives pose for documentary theory, history, and practice. They also show how fuller attention to documentary enriches and complicates feminist theory, especially regarding the relationship between gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, class and nation.
Feminism and Documentary begins with a substantial historical introduction that highlights several of the specific areas that contributors address: ... Read moreThe collection includes an extensive filmography and videography with useful distribution information and a bibliography of work in this neglected area of scholarship. Lucid, sophisticated, and eye-opening, this book will galvanize documentary studies and demonstrate the need for women’s and cultural studies to grapple with visual media. Contributors: Michelle Citron, Northwestern U; Gloria J. Gibson, Indiana U; Chris Holmlund, U of Tennessee; Alexandra Juhasz, Pitzer College; Ann Kaneko; Anahid Kassabian, Fordham U; David Kazanjian, U of California, Berkeley; Susan Knobloch; Silvia Kratzer-Juilfs; Deborah Lefkowitz; Julia Lesage, U of Oregon; Laura U. Marks, Carleton U, Ottawa; Paula Rabinowitz, U of Minnesota; Michael Renov, USC; Patricia R. Zimmermann, Ithaca College. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Series
Visible Evidence
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816630073
SKU
V9780816630073
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About Diane Waldman
Diane Waldman is associate professor in the Department of Mass Communications at the University of Denver. Janet Walker is associate professor of film studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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