Documentary Film Theory

Authors

Teresa Bergman, University of the PacificFollow

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Document Type

Contribution to Book

Department

Communication

Book Title

Encyclopedia of Communication Theory

Editor(s)

Stephen Littlejohn and Karen Foss

Description

Documentary film theories attempt to accomplish several goals, which include defining the genre of documentary film, articulating its components, and describing its effects and use in society. This entry explores the various definitions of documentary film, the evolving set ...

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https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Communication-Theory-Stephen-Littlejohn/dp/1412959373/

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https://www.worldcat.org/title/encyclopedia-of-communication-theory/oclc/755062216&referer=brief_results

ISBN

978-1412959377

Publication Date

8-18-2009

Publisher

Sage Publications

City

Los Angeles, CA

First Page

318

Last Page

321

Disciplines

Communication | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Recommended Citation

Bergman, T. (2009). Documentary Film Theory. In Stephen Littlejohn and Karen Foss (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Communication Theory (318–321). Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications
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