{"product_id":"documentary-film-reader-history-theory-criticism-paperback","title":"Documentary Film Reader: History, Theory, Criticism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Kahana\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCharles Musser\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together an expansive range of writing by scholars, critics, historians, and filmmakers, \u003cem\u003eThe Documentary Film Reader\u003c\/em\u003e presents an international perspective on the most significant developments and debates from several decades of critical writing about documentary. Each of the book's seven sections covers a distinct period in the history of documentary, collecting both contemporary and retrospective views of filmmaking in the era. And each section is prefaced by an introductory essay that explains its design and provides critical context. Painstakingly selected from the archives of more than a hundred years of cinema practice and theory, the essays, reviews, interviews, manifestos, and ephemera gathered in this volume suit the needs and interests of the beginning student, the advanced scholar, the casual reader, and the working documentarian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Kahana\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Film and Digital Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eIntelligence Work: The Politics of American Documentary\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1056\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 9.9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754021749024,"sku":"9780199739653","price":188.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/732e1e7dc959484b1901b8c205583af5.webp?v=1780031656","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/documentary-film-reader-history-theory-criticism-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}