Mapping the Rockumentary: Images of Sound and Fury (Traditions in World Cinema) - Softcover

Iversen, Gunnar; MacKenzie, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1474478034 ISBN 13: 9781474478038

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Establishes the importance of the rockumentary in documentary studies and in popular music studies Transforms the study of rockumentaries, documentary studies and popular music studies Provides in-depth discussions of different sub-genres and forms Case studies include Long Strange Trip, Truth or Dare, Some Kind of Monster, Shut Up and Sing and I'm Not There Mapping the Rockumentary: Images of Sound and Fury is the first anthology to explore the rockumentary as a central component of both the documentary and world cinema. The book includes case studies of bands and performers such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Clash, Madonna and Metallica and performers from Asia, Europe and the Americas, making the case for rockumentaries as part of an established and ever-evolving cinematic tradition. With an international and transdisciplinary approach, and addressing rocumentaries in film, television and on the internet, the book explores the form's rich history from the 1950s to the present day and beyond.

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About the Author

Professor Gunnar Iversen is Professor of Film Studies in the School of Art and Culture at Carleton University.Scott MacKenzie is Professor of Film and Media, Queen's University. His books include: Cinema and Nation (2000); Purity and Provocation: Dogma 95 (2003); Screening Qu bec (2004); The Perils of Pedagogy: The Works of John Greyson (2013); Film Manifestos and Global Cinema Cultures (2014); Films on Ice: Cinemas of the Arctic (2015); Arctic Environmental Modernities (2017); Arctic Cinemas and the Documentary Ethos (2019); and Process Cinema: Handmade Film in the Digital Age (2019).

From the Back Cover

Mapping the Rockumentary: Images of Sound and Fury is the first anthology to explore the rockumentary as a central component of both the documentary and world cinema. The book includes case studies of bands and performers such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Clash, Madonna and Metallica and performers from Asia, Europe and the Americas, making the case for rockumentaries as part of an established and ever-evolving cinematic tradition. With an international and transdisciplinary approach, and addressing rockumentaries in film, television and on the internet, the book explores the form's rich history from the 1950s to the present day - and beyond. Gunnar Iversen is Professor of Film Studies in the School of Art and Culture at Carleton University, Ottawa Scott MacKenzie is Professor of Film and Media, Queen's University, Kingston

Edition details

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474478034
• ISBN 13: 9781474478038
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Iversen Gunnar, MacKenzie Scott