Beyond Observation: A History of Authorship in Ethnographic Film

A comprehensive history of ethnographic film since cinema began in 1895. It shows how the genre evolved out of reportage, exotic melodrama and travelogues prior to the Second World War into a more academic form of documentary in the post-war period.

Author: Paul Henley
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 01/21/2020
Pages: 568
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.89lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.26d
ISBN13: 9781526131362
ISBN10: 1526131366
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | Genres | Documentary
- Social Science | Anthropology | General

About the Author
Paul Henley is Professorial Research Fellow at the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology at the University of Manchester and an ethnographic film-maker. He was previously the founding director of the Granada Centre, 1987-2014