TY - BOOK AU - Renov,Michael TI - Theorizing documentary T2 - AFI film readers SN - 0415903815 AV - PN1995.9.D6 T45 1993 U1 - 070.18 20 PY - 1993/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Documentary films KW - History and criticism N1 - Filmography: p. 247-251; Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-245); 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 N2 - "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 ER -