
Michael Moore and the Rhetoric of Documentary
Southern Illinois University Press
Published on 30. April 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-8093-3407-0 (ISBN)
Description
Not afraid to tackle provocative topics in American culture, from gun violence and labor policies to terrorism and health care, Michael Moore has earned both applause and invective in his career as a documentarian. In such polarizing films as Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, and Sicko, Moore has established a unique voice of radical nostalgia for progressivism, and in doing so has become one of the most recognized documentary filmmakers of all time.
In the first in-depth study of Moore's feature-length documentary films, editors Thomas W. Benson and Brian J. Snee have gathered leading rhetoric scholars to examine the production, rhetorical appeals, and audience reception of these films. Contributors critique the films primarily as modes of public argument and political art. Each essay is devoted to one of Moore's films and traces in detail how each film invites specific audience responses.
Michael Moore and the Rhetoric of Documentary reveals not only the art, the argument, and the emotional appeals of Moore's documentaries but also how these films have revolutionized the genre of documentary filmmaking.
In the first in-depth study of Moore's feature-length documentary films, editors Thomas W. Benson and Brian J. Snee have gathered leading rhetoric scholars to examine the production, rhetorical appeals, and audience reception of these films. Contributors critique the films primarily as modes of public argument and political art. Each essay is devoted to one of Moore's films and traces in detail how each film invites specific audience responses.
Michael Moore and the Rhetoric of Documentary reveals not only the art, the argument, and the emotional appeals of Moore's documentaries but also how these films have revolutionized the genre of documentary filmmaking.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Carbondale
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
15 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8093-3407-0 (9780809334070)
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Thomas W. Benson | Brian J. Snee
Michael Moore and the Rhetoric of Documentary
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Persons
Thomas W. Benson is the Edwin Erle Sparks Professsor of Rhetoric at Penn State University, USA and has edited and authored several books, including Reality Fictions: The Films of Frederick Wiseman.
Brian J. Snee is an associate professor and the chair of the communication and media department at Manhattanville College, USA. He is a coeditor, with Thomas W. Benson, of The Rhetoric of the New Political Documentary.
Brian J. Snee is an associate professor and the chair of the communication and media department at Manhattanville College, USA. He is a coeditor, with Thomas W. Benson, of The Rhetoric of the New Political Documentary.