"The Rhetoric of the New Political Documentary" explores the most visible and volatile element in the 2004 presidential campaignthe partisan documentary film. This collection of original critical essays by leading scholars and criticsincluding Shawn J. and Trevor Parry-Giles, Jennifer L. Borda, and Martin J. Medhurstanalyzes a selection of political documentaries that appeared during the 2004 election season. The editors examine the new political documentary with the tools of rhetorical criticism, combining close textual analysis with a consideration of the historical context and the...
"The Rhetoric of the New Political Documentary" explores the most visible and volatile element in the 2004 presidential campaignthe partisan documenta...
Not afraid to tackle provocative topics in American culture, from gun violence and labor policies to terrorism and health care, Michael Moore has earned both applause and invective in his career as a documentarian. In such polarizing films as "Bowling for Columbine," "Fahrenheit 9/11," and "Sicko," Moore has established a unique voice of radical nostalgia for progressivism, and in doing so has become one of the most recognized documentary filmmakers of all time.In the first in-depth study of Moore s feature-length documentary films, editors Thomas W. Benson and Brian J. Snee have gathered...
Not afraid to tackle provocative topics in American culture, from gun violence and labor policies to terrorism and health care, Michael Moore has earn...
Remembered as the Savior of the Union, Abraham Lincoln is one of America's most revered presidents. There have been tens of thousands of books published about him since his death, but he has proved to be a surprisingly daunting subject for filmmakers. Despite a wealth of biographical material, relatively few full-length motion pictures have taken the man and his life as a primary subject. In this detailed study, Brian J. Snee provides a sweeping overview of the cinematic representations of the sixteenth president from the silent era up to Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012) -- a film...
Remembered as the Savior of the Union, Abraham Lincoln is one of America's most revered presidents. There have been tens of thousands of books publ...
