Efren Cuevas
Biographic Data
| ID | 1356439 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Efren Cuevas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Efren |
| FAMILY NAME | Cuevas |
| SIGNATURE | CUEVAS E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
New Paths for Exploring ‘History from Below’
This article proposes a specific category of documentaries that adopt a unique approach to explore the past, and which are referred to here as “microhistorical documentaries.” These films fall within the basic parameters of written microhistory, a historiographical trend that emerged in the 1970s under the broader umbrella of “history from below.” Those parameters include a reduced scale of observation, a central role given to human agency, a con…
Filming History from Below
In recent decades, a type of historical documentary has emerged that focuses on tightly circumscribed subjects, personal archives, and first-person perspectives. Efrén Cuevas categorizes these films as “microhistorical documentaries” and examines how they push cinema’s capacity as a producer of historical knowledge in new directions
The Immigrant Experience in Jonas Mekas's Diary Films
The article examines Jonas Mekas's immigrant experience through a close analysis of his diary film Lost, Lost, Lost (1976). After explaining Mekas's diary film practice, it studies the narrative of his American immigrant experience, helped by the chronotopic approach to literary analysis proposed by Mikhail Bakhtin
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The Immigrant Experience in Jonas Mekas's Diary Films
The article examines Jonas Mekas's immigrant experience through a close analysis of his diary film Lost, Lost, Lost (1976). After explaining Mekas's diary film practice, it studies the narrative of his American immigrant experience, helped by the chronotopic approach to literary analysis proposed by Mikhail Bakhtin
Filming History from Below
In recent decades, a type of historical documentary has emerged that focuses on tightly circumscribed subjects, personal archives, and first-person perspectives. Efrén Cuevas categorizes these films as “microhistorical documentaries” and examines how they push cinema’s capacity as a producer of historical knowledge in new directions
New Paths for Exploring ‘History from Below’
This article proposes a specific category of documentaries that adopt a unique approach to explore the past, and which are referred to here as “microhistorical documentaries.” These films fall within the basic parameters of written microhistory, a historiographical trend that emerged in the 1970s under the broader umbrella of “history from below.” Those parameters include a reduced scale of observation, a central role given to human agency, a con…
Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Philosophy, History, and Historiography (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Art history (1 works)