Death in Documentaries
Author | : Benjamin Bennett-Carpenter |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2017-11-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004356962 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004356967 |
Rating | : 4/5 (967 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Death in Documentaries by : Benjamin Bennett-Carpenter
Download or read book Death in Documentaries written by Benjamin Bennett-Carpenter and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Death in Documentaries: The Memento Mori Experience, Benjamin Bennett-Carpenter suggests that documentaries are an especially apt form of contemporary memento mori; that is, documentaries offer transformative experiences for a viewer to renew one’s consciousness of mortality.