Doing Documentary Work Paperback / softback

by Robert (James Agee Professor of Social Ethics, James Agee Professor of Social Ethics, Harvard Coles

Part of the New York Public Library Lectures in Humanities series

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The renowned child psychiatrist Robert Coles, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Children in Crisis series, offers a penetrating look into the nature of documentary work.

Utilizing the documentaries of writers, photographers, and others, Coles shows how their prose and pictures are influenced by the observers frame of reference: their social and educational background, personal morals, and political beliefs.

Through revealing discussions with documentarians and insightful analysis of their work, complemented by dramatic black-and-white photographs from Lange and Evans, Doing Documentary Work will provoke the reader into reconsidering how fine the line is between truth and fiction.

It is an invaluable resource for students of the documentary and anyone interested in this important genre.