This volume will be a ‘time capsule’ of the first 10 years of Studies in Documentary Film (2007–2016), tracing not only the development of the journal but also of documentary studies in the same period. Issues such as the rise of digital documentary forms and authorship, documentary activism, and the Chinese Independent documentary, as well as diverse political issues, will be raised in the introduction and evidenced in the articles. The chapters have been chosen for the various themes they raise in documentary studies but also the broader field of documentary scholarship (including publishing), and the rise of the internet as a powerful force in documentary studies.
This book is a ‘time-capsule’ of documentary film scholarship in the period between 2007 and 2016. Various topics are explored, including trauma studies, documentary sound, form and activism; the rise of independent Chinese documentary; and indigenous representation. It was originally published as a special issue of Studies in Documentary Film.
