Documentary and Cognitive Theory: Narrative, Emotion and Memory
This article deals with the benefits of using cognitive theory in documentary film studies. The article deals with general aspects of cognitive theory in humanities and social science, however the main focus is on the role of narrative, visual style and emotional dimensions of different types of doc...
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| description | This article deals with the benefits of using cognitive theory in documentary film studies. The article deals with general aspects of cognitive theory in humanities and social science, however the main focus is on the role of narrative, visual style and emotional dimensions of different types of documentaries. Dealing with cognitive theories of film and media and with memory studies, the article analyses how a cognitive approach to documentaries can increase our understanding of how documentaries influence us on a cognitive and emotional level and contribute to the forming of our social and cultural imagination. The article analyses case studies of documentaries dealing with climate change and the environment and documentaries dealing with social history. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5219e7795e134d12acf0fd633b1be4b92022-12-22T02:08:08ZengCogitatioMedia and Communication2183-24392014-04-0121132210.17645/mac.v2i1.178Documentary and Cognitive Theory: Narrative, Emotion and MemoryIb Bondebjerg0Department of Media, Cognition and Communication, University of Copenhagen, Karen Blixens Vej 4, 2300 Copenhagen S, DenmarkThis article deals with the benefits of using cognitive theory in documentary film studies. The article deals with general aspects of cognitive theory in humanities and social science, however the main focus is on the role of narrative, visual style and emotional dimensions of different types of documentaries. Dealing with cognitive theories of film and media and with memory studies, the article analyses how a cognitive approach to documentaries can increase our understanding of how documentaries influence us on a cognitive and emotional level and contribute to the forming of our social and cultural imagination. The article analyses case studies of documentaries dealing with climate change and the environment and documentaries dealing with social history.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/17cognitive theorydocumentary and climate changedocumentary genresemotionshistorical documentarymemorynarrativesocial and cultural imagination |
| spellingShingle | Ib Bondebjerg Documentary and Cognitive Theory: Narrative, Emotion and Memory Media and Communication cognitive theory documentary and climate change documentary genres emotions historical documentary memory narrative social and cultural imagination |
| title | Documentary and Cognitive Theory: Narrative, Emotion and Memory |
| title_full | Documentary and Cognitive Theory: Narrative, Emotion and Memory |
| title_fullStr | Documentary and Cognitive Theory: Narrative, Emotion and Memory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Documentary and Cognitive Theory: Narrative, Emotion and Memory |
| title_short | Documentary and Cognitive Theory: Narrative, Emotion and Memory |
| title_sort | documentary and cognitive theory narrative emotion and memory |
| topic | cognitive theory documentary and climate change documentary genres emotions historical documentary memory narrative social and cultural imagination |
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