Nonfictional Films as Historical Source: Materiality – Visuality – Performativity

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Authors and Corporations: Hornung, Juliane (Author)
published: Universität Bremen 2021-01-28
Media Type: Article, E-Article

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Language: English
Subjects:
Geschichte
Materialität
Performativität
travel film
source
materiality
performativity
NANOOK OF THE NORTH
Collection: media/rep/ - Repositorium für die Medienwissenschaft
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The article looks at the amateur and professional travel films of the New York millionaires Lawrence and Margaret Thaw and provides a new analytical approach on nonfictional films as sources for historical research. It argues that it is not only crucial to consider the visual dimension of (audio-)visual media but also to look closely at its materiality and performativity.