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First person political

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posted on 2023-06-08, 15:49 authored by Alisa LebowAlisa Lebow
Invited to represent the area of first person film studies in this “state of the field” compendium collection, "First Person Political" carves out new territory by defining ‘the political’ in first person film. Originally first person documentary was viewed with suspicion not only for its subjective stance, in direct opposition to the purported objectivity of the documentary, but also for its personal character, undrestood initially as an apolitical or even reactionary position. This essay argues otherwise, by using intriguing examples both historical and contemporary that demonstrate that although first person filmmaking can indeed by self indulgent, there are many cases in which the self is invoked as a subsitute or representative of larger collectivities and indeed political struggles.

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  • Published

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Page range

257-265

Pages

400.0

Book title

The documentary film book

Place of publication

Basingstoke

ISBN

9781844573417

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  • Media and Film Publications

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Editors

Brian Winston

Legacy Posted Date

2013-09-18

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