{"title":"Lucia Ricciardelli","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLucia Ricciardelli’s\u003c\/strong\u003e work delves into the evolving landscape of contemporary arts and culture, with a particular focus on documentary filmmaking in the digital era. Her insightful analysis explores the ways technology shapes storytelling and the cultural implications of new media formats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the intersection of film, cultural expression, and digital innovation will find her writing both thought-provoking and illuminating. Her books offer a nuanced perspective on artistic practices within today’s shifting media environment.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"american-documentary-filmmaking-in-the-digital-age-by-lucia-ricciardelli-9780415840125","title":"American Documentary Filmmaking in the Digital Age","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Documentary Filmmaking in the Digital Age\u003c\/em\u003e examines the recent challenges to the conventions of realist documentary through the lens of war documentary films by Ken Burns, Michael Moore, and Errol Morris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the twentieth century, the invention of new technologies of audiovisual representation such as cinema, television, video, and digital media have transformed the modes of historical narration. This transformation has forced historians to assess the impact of new visual technologies on the construction of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book investigates the manner in which this contemporary Western \"crisis\" in historical narrative is produced by a larger epistemological shift in visual culture. Ricciardelli uses the theme of war as depicted in these directors’ films to focus her study and examine the model(s) of national identity that Burns, Morris, and Moore shape through their depictions of US military actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe examines how postcolonial critiques of historicism and the advent of digitization have affected the narrative structure of documentary film and the shaping of historical consciousness through cinematic representation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47604971569388,"sku":"9780415840125","price":376.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780415840125-american-documentary-filmmaking-in-the-digital-age.jpg?v=1778117637"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/lucia-ricciardelli.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}