Series Editors:
Jane M. Gaines and Michael Renov
Visible Evidence
Public confidence in the “real” is everywhere in decline, and cultural and historical representation is ubiquitously in question in film, documentary, video production, photography, and media. The Visible Evidence series offers a forum for the in-depth consideration of the representation of the real with books that challenge prevailing notions of the “documentary tradition” and nonfiction culture. Through anthologies on major topics (such as feminism and documentary, queer documentary, and mockumentaries) that feature contributions by prominent film scholars and filmmakers, to focused studies of home movies, Holocaust imagery, and individual international filmmakers or national media practices, Visible Evidence presents original ethnographic research and intellectually rigorous commentary on visual representation throughout a broad range of cinematic and artistic genres.
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Books in this Series
Cinema’s Alchemist
Multiple views of the famed Hungarian filmmaker and installation artist who turns home movies into history
First Person Jewish
An innovative examination of the interrelation between first person filmmaking and collective identity
Circuits of Culture
A surprising study of how images of Andean Indianness have been popularized in Bolivian media
The Subject of Documentary
Provides a historical and theoretical context for understanding the role of subjectivity in documentary filmmaking
Nacho López, Mexican Photographer
Reveals the career of an influential but under-appreciated photojournalist
Wiping the War Paint off the Lens
The first comprehensive exploration of Native American filmmaking and video production.
States of Emergency
A passionate argument for the importance of radical documentary and experimental filmmaking in the face of rapid technological and political change.
Feminism and Documentary
The first book of essays to explore the intersection of these two vital disciplines.
Home Movies and Other Necessary Fictions
A powerful and personal exploration of the line between truth and fiction, by a celebrated filmmaker.
Trespassing through Shadows
The first book to interpret the role of photography in current representations of the Holocaust.
Technologies of Truth
Offers an original and refreshing discussion of the media’s effect on everyday culture.
Between the Sheets, In the Streets
The first book to focus on the connections between sexuality, activism, and documentary film.
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"For those familiar with the documentary films of Werner Herzog, the title of Eric Ames’ book, Ferocious Reality, may point towards Herzog’s vision of a merciless nature, but at the same time as the author informs us, it comes from an essay by Amos Vogel on the taboo of showing death on film."
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Interview with the author of Ferocious Reality.
Ecstatic Truth: 'Ferocious Reality' Dissects Herzog's Doc Aesthetic
International Documentary Association reviews Eric Ames' book.
Devoid of Verite
The House Next Door reviews Eric Ames's FEROCIOUS REALITY: DOCUMENTARY ACCORDING TO WERNER HERZOG.