The Grierson Effect: Tracing Documentary's International Movement (Cultural Histories of Cinema)

Synopsis

This Landmark Collection Of Essays Considers The Global Legacy Of John Grierson, The Father Of British Documentary. Exploring The Influence Of His Ideas On Documentary And Educational Film In A Wide Range Of National Contexts, This Book Foregrounds Core Issues And New Perspectives In International Documentary Cinema Cultures And Histories. Introduction / Zoë Druick And Deane Williams -- John Grierson And The United States / Stephen Charbonneau -- John Grierson And Russian Cinema: An Uneasy Dialogue / Julia Vassilieva -- To Play The Part That Was In Fact His/her Own / Brian Winston -- Translating Grierson: Japan / Abé Markus Nornes -- A Social Poetics Of Documentary: Grierson And The Scandinavian Documentary Tradition / Ib Bondebjerg -- The Griersonian Influence And Its Challenges: Malaya, Singapore, Hong Kong (1939-73) / Ian Aitken -- Grierson In Canada / Zoë Druick -- Imperial Relations With Polynesian Romantics: The John Grierson Effect In New Zealand / Simon Sigley -- The Grierson Cinema: Australia / Deane Williams -- John Grierson In India: The Films Division Under The Influence? / Camille Deprez -- Grierson In Ireland / Jerry White -- White Fathers Hear Dark Voices? John Grierson And British Colonial Africa At The End Of Empire / Martin Stollery -- Grierson, Afrikaner Nationalism And South Africa / Keyan G. Tomaselli -- Grierson And Latin America: Encounters, Dialogues And Legacies / Mariano Mestman And María Luisa Ortega -- Appendix: John Grierson Biographical Timeline. Edited By Zoë Druick And Deane Williams. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.