A new history of documentary film

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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 -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- The Soviets and political indoctrination, 1922-1929: Reportage/newsreel -- Compilation -- Epic -- Fiction and documentary -- The fiction films -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- The European avant-garde experimentation, 1922-1929: Aesthetic predispositions -- Avant-garde and documentary -- Changes in the avant-garde -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- Institutionalization : Great Britain, 1929-1939: Background and underpinnings -- The system -- The films -- Grierson and Flaherty -- Grierson's contribution -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- Institutionalization USA, 1930-1941: The march of time -- Government documentaries -- Non-government documentaries -- Conclusions -- Denouement -- An aside to conclude -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- 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 documentary -- Comparisons: Great Britain, Canada, United States -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- Post-war documentary, 1945-1961: Personnel and leadership -- Sponsorship -- USIA films -- Canada -- Subjects -- Internationalism -- Approaches and techniques -- Observations -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- Documentary for television, the "golden years," 1951-1971: Historical background -- Documentary series -- Special characteristics of television documentary -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- British free cinema and new American cinema, 1953-1960: Critical background -- Free cinema films -- The United States -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- Cinema verite , direct cinema, 1958-1970: Historical background -- New technology and first CV/direct -- Direct cinema vs. cinema verite -- Effects on documentary subjects and styles -- Frederick Wiseman -- Conclusion -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- The 1970s : power to the people: Some established filmmakers -- New directions in CV/direct -- Political emphases and Vietnam -- Newsreel collectives -- Feminist resurgence -- Challenge for change -- Public access television -- Other emerging organization -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- Video arrives: Cable and satellite technology -- Personal essay film -- Compilation -- Strictly political -- Social and ethnic minorities -- Representing gay and lesbian culture -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- Reality bytes: Business and technology : the bad and the good -- American public television -- Archival documentary -- The Ken Burns phenomenon -- Canada soldiers on -- Development in the U.K. -- American independents -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- Documentary traditions in the twenty first century: Werner Herzog -- Steve James, Alex Gibney, Davis Guggenheim -- Errol Morris, Sinofsky & Berlinger, Stanley Nelson -- Women documentarians -- Experimental documentary -- Theaters and festivals -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- Now and when: Aesthetics and content -- Finance -- Documentary un-reality -- Peter Watkins -- Intimate doings of reality -- Academic approaches -- Emergent technologies -- Social media -- Commitment to history -- Conclusion -- Chapter related films -- Chapter related books -- Appendix 1: Academy Awards for best documentary feature -- Appendix 2: The National Film Registry

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