Doing Documentary Work (New York Public Library Lectures in Humanities) - Tapa dura

"Journalists, social workers, and therapists, as well as producers of print or film documentaries, will find this ruminative volume of special use, reminding them of the questions they should ask themselves before they invade schools, workplaces, and private lives."--Kirkus"Rich with narrative and smart in a warm and accessible way, this is a book for storytellers of every stripe."--Utne Reader"Indispensable for students of the documentary."--Booklist..".passionate ideas and cogent analysis fill the book.--Library Journal"A challenging exploration of documentary writing and photography, focusing on the ways in which researchers can affect, reshape, or misrepresent what they see...Journalists, social workers, and therapists, as well as producers of print or film documentaries, will find this ruminative volume of special use, reminding them of the questions they should ask themselves before they invade schools, workplaces, and private lives."--Kirkus Reviews "Journalists, social workers, and therapists, as well as producers of print or film documentaries, will find this ruminative volume of special use, reminding them of the questions they should ask themselves before they invade schools, workplaces, and private lives."--Kirkus "Rich with narrative and smart in a warm and accessible way, this is a book for storytellers of every stripe."--Utne Reader "Indispensable for students of the documentary."--Booklist .,."passionate ideas and cogent analysis fill the book.--Library Journal "A challenging exploration of documentary writing and photography, focusing on the ways in which researchers can affect, reshape, or misrepresent what they see...Journalists, social workers, and therapists, as well as producers of print or film documentaries, will find this ruminative volume of special use, reminding them of the questions they should ask themselves before they invade schools, workplaces, and private lives."--Kirkus Reviews "Journalists, social workers, and therapists, as well as producers of print or film documentaries, will find this ruminative volume of special use, reminding them of the questions they should ask themselves before they invade schools, workplaces, and private lives."--Kirkus "Rich with narrative and smart in a warm and accessible way, this is a book for storytellers of every stripe."--Utne Reader "Indispensable for students of the documentary."--Booklist , .."passionate ideas and cogent analysis fill the book.--Library Journal "A challenging exploration of documentary writing and photography, focusing on the ways in which researchers can affect, reshape, or misrepresent what they see...Journalists, social workers, and therapists, as well as producers of print or film documentaries, will find this ruminative volume of special use, reminding them of the questions they should ask themselves before they invade schools, workplaces, and private lives."--Kirkus Reviews "Journalists, social workers, and therapists, as well as producers of print or film documentaries, will find this ruminative volume of special use, reminding them of the questions they should ask themselves before they invade schools, workplaces, and private lives."--Kirkus"Rich with narrative and smart in a warm and accessible way, this is a book for storytellers of every stripe."--Utne Reader"Indispensable for students of the documentary."--Booklist.,."passionate ideas and cogent analysis fill the book.--Library Journal"A challenging exploration of documentary writing and photography, focusing on the ways in which researchers can affect, reshape, or misrepresent what they see...Journalists, social workers, and therapists, as well as producers of print or film documentaries, will find this ruminative volume ofspecial use, reminding them of the questions they should ask themselves before they invade schools, workplaces, and private lives."--Kirkus Reviews

Sitting in his study, William Carlos Williams once revealed to Robert Coles what he considered to be his greatest problem in writing a documentary about his patients in New Jersey - the gulf that separates the reality of the subject from the point of view of the observer. In this volume, child psychiatrist Robert Coles, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Children in Crisis" series, offers a penetrating look into the nature of documentary work. Utilizing the documentaries of writers, photographers and others, Coles shows how their prose and pictures are influenced by the observer's frame of reference: their social and educational background, personal morals, and political beliefs.