Book review: Muddied Waters: the fictionalisation of ethnographic film by Toni de Bromhead

Hölsgens, Sander (2020) Book review: Muddied Waters: the fictionalisation of ethnographic film by Toni de Bromhead. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (07 Jun 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In Muddied Waters: The Fictionalisation of Ethnographic Film, Toni de Bromhead examines twelve documentary films about southern Italy to argue for a definition of ethnographic filmmaking as the ‘responsible and reliable’ gathering of footage through the avoidance of over-aestheticisation and other experimental aspects. While the book is of considerable disciplinary relevance and offers detailed and thought-provoking interrogations of the films under study, Sander Hölsgens suggests a less normative approach might allow researchers to explore a diversity of ethnographic sensibilities and practices.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1993 Motion Pictures
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2020 15:00
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 20:11
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/105442

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