Theorizing documentary / 
edited by Michael Renov. 
 - ix, 261 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
 - AFI film readers .
 - AFI film readers. .
<br/><br/>Filmography: p. 247-251. Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-245). 
<br/><br/>Introduction : the truth about non-fiction ; Toward a poetics of documentary / Michael Renov -- The documentary film as scientific inscription / Brian Winston -- Document and documentary : on the persistence of historical concepts / Philip Rosen -- The totalizing quest of meaning / Trinh T. Minh-ha -- Jargons of authenticity (three American moments) / Paul Arthur -- Constantly performing the documentary : the seductive promise of Lightning Over Water / Susan Scheibler -- (Not) looking for origins : postmodernism, documentary, and America / Ana M. López -- Notes on AIDS and its combatants : an appreciation / Bill Horrigan -- "Getting to know you..." : knowledge, power, and the body / Bill Nichols. 
<br/><br/> "A key collection of essays that looks at the specific issues related to the documentary form. Questions addressed include `What is documentary?' and `How fictional is nonfiction?'"--Publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415903815 9780415903813 0415903823 9780415903820 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>92033807 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Documentary films--History and criticism
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1995.9.D6  / T45 1993 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>070.18