Mapping Nichols’ Modes in Documentary Film – Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry and Helvetica

Bill Nichols’ “modes” theory of classifying documentary films by describing them in terms of poetic, expository, observational, participatory, reflexive and performative “modes” is well established as an analytical model. Nichols’ mode taxonomy is generally used to broadly describe the predominant m...

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Main Authors: Barry Natusch, Beryl Hawkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Academic Forum 2017-04-01
Series:IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film
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Online Access:https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-media-communication-and-film/volume-2-issue-1/article-7/