{"product_id":"9781119685661","title":"A Companion to Contemporary Documentary Film","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Contemporary Documentary Film\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlexandra Juhasz | Alisa Lebow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Contemporary Documentary Film\u003c\/i\u003e presents a collection of original essays that explore major issues surrounding the state of current documentary films and their capacity to inspire and effect change. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a comprehensive collection of essays relating to all aspects of contemporary documentary films\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes nearly 30 original essays by top documentary film scholars and makers, with each thematic grouping of essays sub-edited by major figures in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a variety of themes central to contemporary documentary filmmakers and the study of documentary film – the planet, migration, work, sex, virus, religion, war, torture, and surveillance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders a wide diversity of documentary films that fall outside typical canons, including international and avant-garde documentaries presented in a variety of media\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexandra Juhasz\u003c\/b\u003e is Chair of the Film Department at Brooklyn College, CUNY. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAIDS TV\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eWomen of Vision\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eF is for Phony: Fake Documentary and Truth's Undoing,\u003c\/i\u003e co-edited with Jesse Lerner (2005), \u003ci\u003eLearning from YouTube\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSisters in the Life\u003c\/i\u003e (with Yvonne Welbon, 2018), and \u003ci\u003eAIDS and the Distribution of Crises\u003c\/i\u003e (with Nishant Shahani and Jih-Fei Cheng). Dr Juhasz is the producer of the fake documentary feature films \u003ci\u003eThe Watermelon Woman\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) and \u003ci\u003eThe Owls\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), as well as many \"real\" documentaries. Her current work is on radical digital media literacy given that fact of fake news: fakenews-poetry.com.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlisa Lebow\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Screen Media at the University of Sussex. Her publications include the interactive project \u003ci\u003eFilming Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Me\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and \u003ci\u003eFirst Person Jewish\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) along with numerous articles on aspects of documentary ranging from art and documentary to questions of \"the political\" in documentary. Lebow has also made several documentaries including \u003ci\u003eOutlaw\u003c\/i\u003e (1994),\u003ci\u003e Treyf\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), and \u003ci\u003eFor the Record: The World Tribunal on Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 June 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119685661\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e696\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e41.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315271102604,"sku":"9781119685661","price":51.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119685661.jpg?v=1780205840","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119685661","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}