Title Discourses of migration in documentary film : translating the real to the reel / Alexandra J. Sanchez

Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022] ©2022

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 283 pages : illustrations (some color)) Contents Introduction -- Documentary Makers as Translators: Translating the Real to the Reel -- Four Factors of Translation: Contexts, Agents, Practices, and Discourses -- The Universal Experience of Migrant Mothers -- Motherhood and Marianismo -- The Universal Experience of Migrant Fathers -- The Universal Experience of Migrant Children -- The Group Experience of Migrant Citizens -- The Group Experience of Bicultural Migrants -- The Group Experience of Migrant Criminals -- The Individual Experience of Migrant Queers -- The Individual Experience of Migrant Adoptees -- Conclusion Summary This book proposes a new, translational approach to the study of discourse in documentary film. It considers discourse as a basic factor of translation (as well as contexts, agents, and practices) and draws on the parallels between the disciplines of translating and documentary making to perform a discourse analysis of documentaries centering on migration. More specifically, the book uses the concept of translation as a heuristic tool to highlight the discursive mechanisms of 18 documentaries on Latin American migration showcased over the last 30 years in the United States by the Public Broadcasting Service series POV. This innovative, interdisciplinary methodology facilitates a holistic analysis of documentary film discourse, while also raising awareness of positive discourses of migration. Alexandra J. Sanchez is a Research Fellow at KU Leuven, Belgium. Notes Includes index Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 18, 2022) SUBJECT POV (Television program) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98100072 POV (Television program) fast Subject Documentary films -- United States -- History and criticism Emigration and immigration in motion pictures. Latin Americans in motion pictures. Latin Americans -- United States -- Social conditions Documentary films Emigration and immigration in motion pictures Latin Americans in motion pictures Latin Americans -- Social conditions United States Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9783031065392 3031065395

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