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The Environmental Documentary: Cinema Activism in the 21st Century

by John A. Duvall (Author)
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  1. ISBN-10
    144117611X
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1441176110
  3. Publisher
    Bloomsbury Academic
  4. Publication date
    May 18, 2017
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 0.81 x 9 inches
  7. Print length
    368 pages
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“The Environmental Documentary should be in every college and public library as a handy reference work. It provides helpful material about films we have seen and points us in directions for future viewing.” - Charles Musser, Cineaste

“Over the last two decades, the environmental documentary subgenre has flourished in tandem with the acceleration of concerns over the environment. Duvall (communications and media studies, Dominican Univ. of California) examines documentaries dealing with environmental issues ranging from species extinction to peak oil (i.e., the point at which the US production of fossil fuels will peak and begin to decline). Duvall demonstrates that the value of films such as An Inconvenient Truth (2006) and GasLand (2010) is their ability to educate the public about crises as much as their commitment to activist reportage. That said, the book offers not so much an argument as a survey. The author relies too much on long descriptive passages of films (some of which are widely available, others not so much) at the expense of critical analysis. The most useful sections of the book are at the beginning: Duvall provides a thematic history of environmental documentaries throughout the 20th century, and he uses Bill Nichols’s schema for documentary styles to discuss the environmental films in which he is interested. Like the activists he clearly admires, Duvall is dedicated to consciousness raising; his goal seems to be to get readers to see these films and share them with friends and colleagues. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-and upper-division undergraduates; professionals; general readers.” - CHOICE

About the Author

John A. Duvall, Assistant Professor of Communications, teaches cinema production and screenwriting at Dominican University of California, USA. He produced the documentary Peak Oil and Transition for his doctoral dissertation at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Dr. Duvall formerly edited sound effects in Hollywood and writes feature screenplays.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Academic (May 18, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 144117611X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1441176110
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.45 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.81 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Alice Friedemann
5.0 out of 5 stars great list of environmental documentaries, I hadn't heard of many of them
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2017
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Mike F.
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for environmental activists and filmmakers
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