Real emotional logic : film and television docudrama as persuasive practice / Steven N. Lipkin. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lipkin, Steven N., 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical films--United States--History and criticism.

Historical films.

Historical television programs--United States--History and criticism.

Historical television programs.

Historical television programs--United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 171 p., [18] p. of plates ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Real Emotional Logic traces the development of docudramas into contemporary movies of the week and feature films, including Schindler's List, Amistad, JFK, The Killing Fields, Quiz Show, A League of Their Own, In the Name of the Father, Call Northside 777, 13 Rue Madeline, Texas Cheerleader Mom, Shine, Rosewood, A Civil Action, and October Sky."

"Lipkin provides further insight into the genre by identifying and describing the commonalities connecting ostensibly different docudramas through their shared themes and narrative techniques. Featuring thirty-three black-and-white photos, as well as insight from TV writers, producers, and network executives, Lipkin exposes the persuasive rhetorical strategies at the heart of docudramas and reveals the constructed emotional appeal inherent in films "based on a true story.""--Jacket.

Contents:

Defining docudrama : Schindler's list and In the name of the father

All the good reasons : persuasive warrants and moral claims

Dramatic evidence : docudrama and historical representation

Docudrama ethics and the problem of proximity

Rootable, relatable, promotable docudrama : the MOW mantra as rhetorical practice

Recent feature film docudrama s persuasive practice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-165) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-585-46458-8