‘Words were needed . . .’ Poetics and politics of the voiceover in contemporary autosociobiographical filmmaking
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24230124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elena Meilicke (0000-0002-2211-8566, Berlin University of the Arts) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 935-954 |
| Publication date | 2026-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Cultural Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-5494 • E-ISSN: 1460-3551 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13675494251394863 |
| OpenAlex | W7126468055 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
The article examines autosociobiographical film practices within contemporary European experimental and essay film, and specifically focusses on their use of voiceover narration. Comparing and contrasting three recent examples of autosociobiographical filmmaking from France, Austria and Germany, the article explores both the poetics and the politics of autosociobiographical voiceover, and asks how they relate to some of the fundamental ethico-political questions and problems associated with the genre of autosociobiography.
Austria · essay film · experimental film · France · Germany · Poetics · politics of voice · Self representation · voiceover narration · Cinema and Media Studies · Cinema History and Criticism · Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art
| Highly cited | No |
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