Images of unrest : documentary film and political violence /

"This book studies the relation between documentary film and political violence, treating images not as representations, but as original experiences that are a part of a reality that they both present and shape. Whereas documentary film scholarship has often been preoccupied with questions of t...

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Main Authors: Lübecker, Nikolaj d'Origny (Author), Rugo, Daniele (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2026.
Series:Edinburgh studies in film and intermediality.
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Summary:"This book studies the relation between documentary film and political violence, treating images not as representations, but as original experiences that are a part of a reality that they both present and shape. Whereas documentary film scholarship has often been preoccupied with questions of the referentiality and representation, Images of Unrest: Documentary Film and Political Violence prioritises the question of what images do. The volume argues that this approach, far from being an abnegation of our responsibility towards the real, heightens the ethical stakes of documentary filmmaking and filmviewing, reminding us that we are always in and of the real." - from publisher website.
Physical Description:[vii], 211 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographic references (pages [193]-204) and index.
ISBN:9781399557122
1399557122