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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820521003321

Titolo

Michael Moore and the rhetoric of documentary / / edited by Thomas W. Benson and Brian J. Snee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Carbondale, [Illinois] : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8093-3408-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (421 p.)

Disciplina

791.4302/33092

Soggetti

Documentary films - Political aspects - History and criticism

Motion pictures - Political aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical refererences and index.

Nota di contenuto

Michael Moore and the rhetoric of documentary: art, argument, affect 1 / Thomas W. Benson and Brian J. Snee -- Laughing through our tears: rhetorical tensions in Roger & me / Jennifer L. Borda -- The big one that got away / Christine Harold -- The many moods of Michael Moore: aesthetics and affect in Bowling for Columbine / Brian L. Ott and Susan A. Sci -- The conversion of Lila Lipscomb in Fahrenheit 9/11 / Thomas Rosteck and Thomas S. Frentz -- The phenomenal text of Michael Moore's Sicko / Edward Schiappa, Daniel Ladislau Horvath, and Peter B. Gregg -- The ghosts of Michael Moore's future-Past: or, the many failures of Slacker uprising / Davis W. Houck and Joseph Delbert Davenport -- "I'm sorry to see it go": nostalgic rhetoric in Michael Moore's Capitalism: a love story / Kendall R. Phillips.

Sommario/riassunto

Not afraid to tackle provocative topics in American culture, from gun violence and labor policies to terrorism and health care, Michael Moore has earned both applause and invective in his career as a documentarian. In such polarizing films as Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, and Sicko, Moore has established a unique voice of radical nostalgia for progressivism, and in doing so has become one of the most recognized documentary filmmakers of all time.  In the first in-depth study of Moore's feature-length documentary films, editors Thomas W. Benson and Brian J. Snee have gathered leading



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820648503321

Autore

Luchau Til

Titolo

Advanced Myofascial Techniques : Shoulder, Pelvis, Leg and Foot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Handspring Publishing Limited, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

9781909141452

9781909141162

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 pages)

Disciplina

615.82

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

A beautiful visual and narrative guide to a selection of unique hands-on myofascial techniques. Techniques are chosen for inclusion based on their relevance to the most common client complaints. Each chapter presents key considerations, anatomy overview, therapeutic goals, and cautions relevant to hands-on work.