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What is interactivity for? The social dimension of web-documentary participation

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Nash, Kate·2014·Continuum
DOI 10.1080/10304312.2014.893995
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Documentary has been so closely associated with the mediums of film and television that the emergence of new forms of documentary, made for computerized mediums such as the Internet, mobile phones and tablets appear fundamentally transformative. The potential for audiences to interact with documentary in various ways is at the heart of what makes these new modes of documentary distinctive; audiences are potentially able to engage in a range of practices from navigating virtual environments, to choosing video content from a database, taking part in ‘chat’ sessions and creating content. Engaging theoretically with these emerging audience practices raises questions about authorship and the social impact of documentary. In this paper, interactivity and participation are considered from a social perspective. It is suggested that there is a need to distinguish between user actions that impact on the documentary text and the ability of users to engage with others through documentary. The concept of documentary voice is interrogated to reveal two distinct dimensions: voice-as-authorship and voice-as-social participation. Drawing on documentary and digital media scholarship, this paper explores the social functions of documentary interactivity and participation with reference to a range of web-documentary examples.

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Authors
Nash, K.
Affiliations
University of Tasmania (AU)
Corresponding author
Nash, Kate
ORCID
Nash, Kate
Venue
Continuum
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2014-03-21
Volume
28
Issue
3
Pages
383-395
ISSN
  • 1030-4312 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-3666
DOI
10.1080/10304312.2014.893995
OpenAlex
W2055422385
Cited by
52
References
32
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2
FWCI
8.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Continuum (publishedVersion)
  • eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) (submittedVersion)
  • White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Cinema and Media Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Media and Digital Communication
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts
Keywords
web documentary, interactivity, audience participation, authorship, social participation, digital documentary, audience engagement, user-generated content

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