In Between Fact and Fiction. Queering the Borders of Documentary and Fiction
In Between Fact and Fiction. Queering the Borders of Documentary and Fiction
Author(s): Philipp BlumSubject(s): Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Uniwersytet Gdański
Keywords: Documentary and Fiction; Identity of Film; Genre and Genre Concepts; Self-Reflexivity and Performativity of Film;
Summary/Abstract: The essay focuses on films between documentary and fiction, and their categorization by both film theory and audiences, particularly in the case of so-called mockumentaries. Using a semiotic and pragmatic perspective, I examine these films as practices of negotiating audiovisual identity in terms of genre. Drawing on Judith Butler’s concept of “queer”, I aim to describe the blurring of boundaries and the binary representation of fact and fiction in audiovisual media.
Journal: Panoptikum
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 29 (36)
- Page Range: 39-51
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English