The first detailed study of what filmic images can tell us about iconic photographs, No Power Without an Image reveals the multifaceted connections between seven celebrated photographs of political struggles, taken between 1936 and 1968, and cinema in all its forms. Moving from the 'paper cinema' of magazines via newsreels and film journals, to documentary, fiction and experimental films, this fascinating book draws on original archival research and multidisciplinary icon theory to explore new ways of thinking about the confluence of still and moving images.

Explores the rise of animated documentary and non-fiction in the 21st century Examines the digitalisation and virtualisation of culture as the backdrop for the rise of contemporary animated documentaries Focuses on the techno-cultural setting and explores multiple areas of non-fiction Offers a wide view of visual culture case studies including film, art, journalism, gaming, scientific and data visualization Confronting shifts in the status and aesthetics of the real, Nea Ehrlich analyses how contemporary technoculture has transformed the relationship of animation to documentary by mapping...