Austin, Thomas, 1966-

Watching the world : screen documentary and audiences / Thomas Austin. - 217 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-213) and index.

Continuity and change: the documentary 'boom' -- Seeing, feeling, knowing: Etre et avoir -- 'Suspense, fright, emotion, happy ending': documentary form and audience response to Touching the Void -- 'The most confusing tears': home video, sex crime and indeterminacy in Capturing the Friedmans -- Approaching the invisible centre: middle-class identity and documentary film -- 'Our planet reveals its secrets': wildlife documentaries on television -- Conclusion: documentary world views. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

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Documentary films--History and criticism--Great Britain
Documentary films--History and criticism--United States
Documentary television programs--History and criticism--Great Britain
Documentary television programs--History and criticism--United States

PN1995.9.D6 / A945 2007

070.18