A New History of Documentary Film: Second Edition

Some ways to think about documentary : Description 
 Definition 
 Intellectual contexts 
 Pre-documentary origins 
 Books on documentary theory and general histories of documentary --
The work of Robert and Frances Flaherty : The Flaherty way 
 The Flaherty legacy --
The Soviets and political indoctrination, 1922-1929 : Reportage/newsreel 
 Compilation 
 Epic 
 Fiction and documentary 
 The fiction films --
The European avant-garde experimentation, 1922-1929 : Aesthetic predispositions 
 Avant-garde and documentary 
 Three city symphonies 
 Changes in the avant-garde --
Institutionalization: Great Britain, 1929-1939 :Background and underpinnings 
 The system 
 The films 
 Grierson and Flaherty 
 Grierson\'s contribution --
Institutionalization USA, 1930-1941 : The march of time 
 Government documentaries 
 Non-government documentaries 
 Conclusions 
 Dénouement 
 An aside to conclude --
WW II : Part A: Great Britain 
 Early days 
 Indoctrination 
 Social documentary 
 Records of battle 
 Part B: Canada 
 Founding of National Film Board 
 Theatrical series 
 Nontheatrical films 
 Summary 
 Part C: United States 
 Training 
 Indoctrination: why we fight 
 Records of battle 
 Social documentary 
 Comparisons: Great Britain, Canada, United States --
Post-war documentary, 1945-1961 : Personnel and leadership 
 Sponsorship 
 USIA films 
 Canada 
 Subjects 
 Internationalism 
 Approaches and techniques 
 Observations --
Documentary for television, the \"golden years,\" 1951-1971 : Historical background 
 Documentary series 
 Special characteristics of television documentary --
British free cinema and new American cinema, 1953-1960 : Critical background 
 Free cinema films 
 The United States --
Cinéma vérité, direct cinema, 1958-1970 : Historical background 
 New technology and first CV/direct 
 Direct cinema vs. cinéma vérité 
 Effects on documentary subjects and styles 
 Frederick Wiseman 
 Conclusion --
The 1970s: power to the people : Some established filmmakers 
 New directions in CV/direct 
 Political emphases and Vietnam 
 Newsreel collectives 
 Feminist resurgence 
 Challenge for change 
 Public access television 
 Other emerging organization --
Video arrives : Cable and satellite technology 
 Personal essay film 
 Compilation 
 Strictly political 
 Social and ethnic minorities 
 Representing gay and lesbian culture --
Reality bytes : Business and technology: the bad and the good 
 American public television 
 Archival documentary 
 The Ken Burns phenomenon 
 Canada soldiers on 
 Development in the U.K. 
 American independents --
Documentary traditions in the twenty first century : Werner Herzog 
 Steve James, Alex Gibney, Davis Guggenheim 
 Erroll Morris, Sinofsky & Berlinger, Stanley Nelson 
 Women documentarians 
 Experimental documentary 
 Theaters and festivals --
Now and when : Aesthetics and content 
 Finance 
 Documentary un-reality 
 Peter Watkins 
 Intimate doings of reality 
 Academic approaches 
 Emergent technologies 
 Social media 
 Commitment to history 
 Conclusion --
Appendix 1: Academy Awards for best documentary feature --
Appendix 2: The National Film Registry.