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200 10$aWatching the world$b[electronic resource] $escreen documentary and audiences /$fThomas Austin
210   $aManchester ;$aNew York $cManchester University Press ;$aDistributed in the USA by Palgrave$d2007
215   $a1 online resource (225 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-7190-8558-6 
311   $a0-7190-7689-7 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [205]-213) and index.
327   $aContinuity and change : the documentary 'boom' -- Seeing, feeling, knowing : Entre et avoir -- 'Suspense, fright, emotion, happy ending' : documentary form and audience response to Touching the void -- 'The most confusing tears' : home video, sex crime and indeterminacy in Capturing the Friedmans -- Approaching the invisible centre : middle-class identity and documentary film -- 'Our planet reveals its secrets' : wildlife documentaries on television -- Conclusion : documentary world views.
330   $aScreen documentary has experienced a marked rise in visibility and popularity in recent years. What are the reasons for the so-called 'boom' in documentaries at the cinema? How has television documentary met the challenge of new formats? And how do audiences engage with documentaries on screen? Watching the world extends the reach of documentary studies by investigating recent instances of screen documentary and the uses made of them by audiences. The book focuses on the interfaces between textual mechanisms, promotional tactics, and audiences' viewing strategies. Key topics of inquiry are: fi
606   $aDocumentary films$zGreat Britain$xHistory and criticism
606   $aDocumentary films$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism
606   $aDocumentary television programs$zGreat Britain$xHistory and criticism
606   $aDocumentary television programs$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism
610   $aCapturing the Friedmans.
610   $aEtre et Avoir.
610   $aParadise Lost.
610   $aTouching the Void.
610   $aaudiences.
610   $acinema.
610   $adocumentaries.
610   $apromotional tactics.
610   $atextual mechanisms.
610   $aviewing strategies.
615  0$aDocumentary films$xHistory and criticism.
615  0$aDocumentary films$xHistory and criticism.
615  0$aDocumentary television programs$xHistory and criticism.
615  0$aDocumentary television programs$xHistory and criticism.
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