The function of narrative in interactive documentary
Abstract
Interactive documentary theory has oversimplified concepts of narrative in order to accentuate the contrast between traditional documentary and interactive documentary. In doing so, there is a risk of imagining the interactive documentary as an impermeable and incomprehensible artefact, resistant to hermeneutic examination. This paper will show that by approaching the question of narrative coherence as a phenomenological proposition, a theory of narrative can be developed which is able to account for interactive documentary traits which are not shared with traditional documentaries. In order to reimagine the role of narrative in interactive documentary, the philosophical approach of Paul Ricoeur will be adapted and extended. Ricoeur’s combination of phenomenology and hermeneutics encourages a nuanced and philosophically rigorous approach to narrative, which helps us expand on the role of narrative in interactive documentary.
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- Authors
- Reeder, J. C.
- Affiliations
- Monash University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Reeder, Jake Chapman
- ORCID
- Reeder, Jake Chapman
- Venue
- Studies in Documentary Film
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2020-09-17
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 220-237
- ISSN
- 1750-3280 (ISSN-L)
- 1750-3299
- OpenAlex
- W3087532999
- Semantic Scholar
- b40720004cf91893e654980a848c226eb7ab6d06
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- 5
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1
- FWCI
- 7.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Studies in Documentary Film (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Narrative Theory and Analysis
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Cinema and Media Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Cinema History and Criticism
- Keywords
- interactive documentary, narrative, narrative coherence, Paul Ricoeur, phenomenology, hermeneutics, narrative theory
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