Ecodocumentaries
Author | : Rayson K. Alex |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2016-11-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137562241 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137562242 |
Rating | : 4/5 (242 Downloads) |
Download or read book Ecodocumentaries written by Rayson K. Alex and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features ten critical essays on ecodocumentaries written by eminent scholars from India, USA, Ireland, Finland and Turkey in the area of ecocinema studies. Situating social documentaries with explicit ecological form and content, the volume takes relational positions on political, cultural and conservational aspects of natures and cultures in various cultural contexts. Documentaries themed around issues such as electronic waste, animal rights, land ethics, pollution of river, land grabbing, development and exotic plants are some of the topics ecocritiqued in this volume.