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OverviewContends that the narrative and aesthetic qualities of the documentary genre enable new understandings of animals and animal/human relationships. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Belinda SmaillPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438462493ISBN 10: 1438462492 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 14 October 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Labor, Agriculture, and Long Take Cinema: Working on the Surface of the Earth 3. Meat, Animals, and Paradigms of Embodiment: Documentary Identification and the Problem of Food 4. Arctic Futures and Extinction: Loss, the Archive, and (Wildlife) Film 5. Antarctica, Science, and Exploration: Encounters at the End of the World 6. The Nonfiction of YouTube and ""Naturecams"": Posthumanism and Reflections on Agency 7. In Conclusion: Documentary, Science, and the Umwelt Notes Works Cited Index"Reviews"""A brilliant, cogent, and timely look at the intersection of animals, the environment, food, and the people who enjoy and consume them. This is the most solid book on film I have read in quite a while, and it will be taken up with much enthusiasm by documentary scholars, animal-rights activists, eco-warriors, and a broad public that is interested in one or another-or all-of the subjects covered here."" - David Desser, author of American Jewish Filmmakers, Second Edition" A brilliant, cogent, and timely look at the intersection of animals, the environment, food, and the people who enjoy and consume them. This is the most solid book on film I have read in quite a while, and it will be taken up with much enthusiasm by documentary scholars, animal-rights activists, eco-warriors, and a broad public that is interested in one or another-or all-of the subjects covered here. - David Desser, author of American Jewish Filmmakers, Second Edition Author InformationBelinda Smaill is Associate Professor in Film and Screen Studies at Monash University in Australia. She is the author of The Documentary: Politics, Emotion, Culture and the coauthor (with Olivia Khoo and Audrey Yue) of Transnational Australian Cinema: Ethics in the Asian Diasporas. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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