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Routledge advances in film studies ; 35

The realist documentary tradition in the postmodern age. Introduction: the postmodern attack on historicism, nationalism, rationalism, and realism

Realist documentary: who, what, when, where, why, and how?

The demise of the academic critique of realism: phenomenological approaches in documentary studies scholarship

Audiovisual historical narration in the age of digitization. The impact of digital technology on documentary filmmaking

From "Nanook of the north" to social-networking websites: shaping historical consciousness in the digital age

American documentary filmmaking in the postmodern age. Ken Burns: the master of consensus in the age of dissent

Michael Moore: the subjective/objective dichotomy

Errol Morris: "Interrotroning" the past for the present

Conclusion: the demise of American realist documentary filmmaking in the digital age?

Burns, Ken, 1953- > Criticism and interpretation.

Moore, Michael, 1954 April 23- > Criticism and interpretation.

Documentary films > United States > History and criticism.

War films > United States > History and criticism.

Historical films > United States > History and criticism.

Documentary television programs > United States > History and criticism.

Digital media > Influence.

Morris, Errol > Criticism and interpretation.