Tracing continuities in digital and documentary practices, this book is a study of interactive documentary from the perspective of documentary culture.
Autorentext
Kate Nash is Associate Professor in the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds. Her research explores the intersections of documentary practice and digital media culture. She has published widely in leading journals and is co-editor (with Craig Hight) of Studies in Documentary Film.
Inhalt
Introduction: Interactive documentary: Theory and debate
Chapter 1 Documentary Databases: On (not) telling stories in the possibility space
Chapter 2 Participatory intensities: Exploring interactive documentary practice
Chapter 3 Interactive documentary and the political: Civic cultures and convening publics
Chapter 4 Reality effects: Simulation as interactive documentary practice
Chapter 5 Stepping into the story for good: Virtual reality (VR) and empathy in the context of first-person media
Chapter 6 The petabyte (anti)sublime: Big data, knowledge, and interactive documentary
Conclusion: From 'mass extinction' to renewal?