Radical documentary and global crises militant evidence in the digital age / Ryan Watson.
| Author/creator | Watson, Ryan |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2021] |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "When independent filmmakers document the struggle for rights, representation, and revolution, they weaponize film by advocating for a particular outcome. Ryan Watson calls this "militant evidence." In Radical Documentary and Global Crises, Watson centers the discussion on extreme conflict, such as the Iraq War, the occupation of Palestine, the war in Syria, mass incarceration in the United States, and child soldier conscription in the Congo. Under these conditions, filmmakers aspire to document, archive, witness, and testify, resulting in a set of practices that turn documentary media toward a commitment to feature the people living through the terror. To achieve this level of truth-telling, militant evidence combines previously collected work with new digitally archived images, stories, and testimonials to impact specific social and political situations. Radical Documentary and Global Crises reveals that to understand what a documentary is, how it functions, how it circulates, and how its effect is measured, filmmakers must accept that militant evidence has the power to expose, to amass, and to adjudicate"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Watson, Ryan. Radical documentary and global crises Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2021] 9780253057990 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021013735 |
| ISBN | 9780253058027 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9780253058010 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |