Reality in Ethnographic Film
Documentaryvs. Docudrama
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2163280 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wesley Mathew (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 17-24 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Visual Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0894-9468 • E-ISSN: 1545-5920 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08949468.2013.756713 |
| OpenAlex | W1977466880 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
The article highlights the debate surrounding concepts of objectivity and reality within the discipline of visual anthropology, but more specifically ethnographic film. Three criteria are listed as key parameters in the functioning of an ethnographic film, and these are used to contrast differences between the standard mode of conveyance in ethnographic film, namely the documentary, and a novel genre known as the “docudrama.” In doing this the author highlights the potential of the docudrama to convey what could be argued to be “reality,” and in support of this a case study is presented on the film Ghosts [Broomfield 2006 2006 Ghosts . London : Channel 4 . [Google Scholar]]. A review of that case study provides evidence for the argument that the genre of docudrama may hold weight within the arena of ethnographic film
Aesthetics · Argument (complex analysis · Art · Documentary film · Epistemology · Ethnography · Key (lock · Media studies · Mode (computer interface · Objectivity (philosophy · Sociology · Visual anthropology · Visual arts · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Computer Science · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Philosophy · Tattoo and Body Piercing Complications
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |