Reflections in an Unblinking Eye: Negotiating Identity in the Production of a Documentary

T. McGettigan

Sociological Research Online, 1998, vol. 3, issue 1, 17-28

Abstract: The presence of a motion picture documentary team during a Green Tortoise adventure trip created a variety of unique opportunities to evaluate the construction of identity in a postmodern, ‘cinematic society’ (Denzin, 1995). While, the ‘gaze’ (Nichols, 1991) of cameras often participated directly in the production of ‘spectacular’ events, the ‘simulating’ (Baudrillard, 1988, 1994) gaze of the cameras also served as a ‘reflexive mechanism’ through which to expose cinematic influences that construct contemporary reality.

Keywords: Documentary; Ethnography; Reactivity; Simulation; Visual Sociology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.5153/sro.148

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