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Some ways to think about documentary : Description ; Definition ; Intellectual contexts ; Pre-documentary origins ; Books on documentary theory and general histories of documentary -- The work of Robert and Frances Flaherty : The Flaherty way ; The Flaherty legacy -- The Soviets and political indoctrination, 1922-1929 : Reportage/newsreel ; Compilation ; Epic ; Fiction and documentary ; The fiction films -- The European avant-garde experimentation, 1922-1929 : Aesthetic predispositions ; Avant-garde and documentary ; Three city symphonies ; Changes in the avant-garde -- Institutionalization: Great Britain, 1929-1939 :Background and underpinnings ; The system ; The films ; Grierson and Flaherty ; Grierson's contribution -- Institutionalization USA, 1930-1941 : The march of time ; Government documentaries ; Non-government documentaries ; Conclusions ; Dénouement ; An aside to conclude -- WW II : Part A: Great Britain ; Early days ; Indoctrination ; Social documentary ; Records of battle ; Part B: Canada ; Founding of National Film Board ; Theatrical series ; Nontheatrical films ; Summary ; Part C: United States ; Training ; Indoctrination: why we fight ; Records of battle ; Social do

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Author
McLane, Betsy A.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9781441124579
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Computer Science, Literary Fiction, Fiction
Rating
4.4 / 5 (84 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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