The Social Documentary in Latin America

Provides the first survey of the evolution of documentary film in Latin America. While acknowledging the political and historical weight of the documentary, the contributors are also concerned with the aesthetic dimensions of the medium and how Latin American practitioners have defined the boundaries of the form.

About the author

Julianne Burton-Carvajal is professor of literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Summary

Provides the first survey of the evolution of documentary film in Latin America. While acknowledging the political and historical weight of the documentary, the contributors are also concerned with the aesthetic dimensions of the medium and how Latin American practitioners have defined the boundaries of the form.

Product details

• Assisted by: Julianne Burton (Editor), Julianne Burton-Carvajal (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.1990
• EAN: 9780822954194
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-5419-4
• No. of pages: 474
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 658 g
• Series: Pitt Latin American Series; Pitt Latin American Series; Pitt Latin American
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous