What is this? (or a History & Philosophy of the Youtube video essay)
September 26, 2019
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Sources:
Ursula Biemann, Stuff It: The Video Essay in the Digital Age
Nora M. Alter, Translating the Essay into Film and Installation DOI: 10.1177/1470412907075068 Journal of Visual Culture 2007; 6; 44
Erin Bell, Ann Gray. History on television. European Journal of Cultural Studies, SAGE Publications, 2007, 10 (1), pp.113-133. 10.1177/1367549407072973
Bill Nichols, Introduction to Filmmaking
Stella Bruzzi, New Documentary: A Critical Introduction
Chris Marker, Sans Soleil
Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader, Pierce Rafferty, Atomic Café
Emile de Antonio, Point of Order
Dzigi Vertov, Man with a Movie Camera
Esfir Shub, Fall of the Romanovs
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