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The Autobiographical Documentary in America (Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography) Book
The autobiographical documentary in America from Since the late 1960s. American film and video makers of all genres have been fascinated with themes of self and identity. Though the documentary form is most often used to capture the lives of others, Jim Lane turns his lens on those media makers who document their own lives and identities. He looks at the ways in which autobiographical documentaries?including Roger and Me, Sherman?s March, and Silverlake Life?raise weighty questions about American cultural life. What is the role of women in society? What does it mean to die from AIDS? How do race and class play out in our personal lives? What does it mean to be a member of a family? Examining the history, diversity, and theoretical underpinnings of this increasingly popular documentary form, Lane tracks a fundamental transformation of notions of both autobiography and documentary. "The autobiographical documentary is one of the most significant paths taken by American filmmakers in recent years, and Jim Lane is the ideal person to take on this important subject. A scrupulous film historian with a sophisticated grasp of the theoretical issues raised and addressed by autobiographical documentary films, he is also a gifted filmmaker personally committed to the movement he is studying. He writes with singular authority about films whose aspiration, and achievement, is to be at once subjective and objective."?William Rothman, University of Miami, author of The "I" of the Camera "Analysis of some of the most interesting documentary work of the past three decades. A must-read for anyone studying or making documentary."?Julia Lesage, University of Oregon, co-editor of Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media "Such fine and sustained work on the documentary film as autobiography is way overdue. Exploring the convergences of autobiography and film theory, Jim Lane makes a major contribution to the whole field of autobiographical studies, demonstrating in the process what significant work autobiography does in the history and culture of our time."?Susanna Egan, Mirror Talk: Genres of Crisis in Contemporary AutobiographyRead More
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- 0299176541
- 9780299176549
- Jim Lane
- 30 April 2002
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Paperback (Book)
- 264
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