Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In the present article, I undertake an in-depth elaboration on the dramatic and narrative conventions of news documentary series The March of Time (1935-1951) and their intertwining with popular forms of modern historical representation (Koselleck 2002), which in turn reveal the character of liberal mass media’s engagement with political culture. The focus is on the iconic representation of political personalities as embodiments of nations and the identification of historical forces in emotionally-driven dramatic structures. Thus, I argue on the importance of a dramaturgy that emphasises political personalities and disruption in the rhetorical construction of history in news documentaries.
Source: Film & history
Author: Gracia Ramírez
Language: English
Topic: Cinema History and Criticism
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4405377359