This book presents a chronology of thirty definitions attributed to the word, term, phrase, and concept of “documentary” between the years 1895 and 1959. The book dedicates one chapter to each of the thirty definitions, scrutinizing their idiosyncratic language games from close range while focusing on their historical roots and concealed philosophical sources of inspiration. Dan Geva’s principal argument is twofold: first, that each definition is an original ethical premise of documentary; and second, that only the structured assemblage of the entire set of definitions successfully depicts the true ethical nature of documentary insofar as we agree to consider its philosophical history as a reflective object of thought in a perpetual state of being-self-defined: an ethics sui generis.
Dan Geva
A Philosophical History of Documentary, 1895–1959
A Philosophical History of Documentary, 1895–1959
Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 393 ● ISBN 9783030794668 ● Dimensione 6.4 MB ● Casa editrice Springer International Publishing ● Città Cham ● Paese CH ● Pubblicato 2021 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 7937005 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale