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Cognitive Theory and Documentary Film

Format: Hardback
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland
Published: 31st Aug 2018
Dimensions: w 148mm h 210mm d 29mm
Weight: 746g
ISBN-10: 3319903314
ISBN-13: 9783319903316
Barcode No: 9783319903316
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This groundbreaking edited collection is the first major study to explore the intersection between cognitive theory and documentary film studies, focusing on a variety of formats, such as first-person, wildlife, animated and slow TV documentary, as well as docudrama and web videos. Documentaries play an increasingly significant role in informing our cognitive and emotional understanding of today's mass-mediated society, and this collection seeks to illuminate their production, exhibition, and reception. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the essays draw on the latest research in film studies, the neurosciences, cultural studies, cognitive psychology, social psychology, and the philosophy of mind. With a foreword by documentary studies pioneer Bill Nichols and contributions from both theorists and practitioners, this volume firmly demonstrates that cognitive theory represents a valuable tool not only for film scholars but also for filmmakers and practice-led researchers.

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"Cognitive Theory and Documentary Film is a much-needed and comprehensive addition to the literature on documentary filmmaking. ... it is well-orchestrated, creative, and an occasion for future thought. Cognitivist analysis should be extended to documentary practices. The directions of research are multiple and prismatic, as this volume amply and convincingly proves." (Laura T. Di Summa, Projections, Vol. 14 (1), 2020)

"This volume ... constitutes the first sustained study of documentary film from a cognitive perspective. ... Cognitive Theory and Documentary Film is a fine step towards the realization of a humanities-straddling cognitive paradigm of making meaning." (Charles Forceville, Leonardo, .leonardo.info, August, 2019)