Docudrama On European Television: A Selective Survey (palgrave European Film And Media Studies)
by Derek Paget /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book explores docudrama as a creative response to troubled
times. With generic characteristics formed via traditions in
theatre as well as film, and with claims to fact underscored by
investigative journalism, television docudrama examines key
events and personalities in unfolding national
histories. Post-Fall of the Berlin Wall, docudrama has
become a means for nations to work through traumatic experiences
both within national borders and Europe-wide. In this regard,
it is an important genre for television networks as they
attempt to make sense of complex current events. These authors
offer a template for further study and point towards ways in
which European television cultures, beyond those discussed here,
might be considered in the future.
This book explores docudrama as a creative response to troubled
times. With generic characteristics formed via traditions in
theatre as well as film, and with claims to fact underscored by
investigative journalism, television docudrama examines key
events and personalities in unfolding national
histories. Post-Fall of the Berlin Wall, docudrama has
become a means for nations to work through traumatic experiences
both within national borders and Europe-wide. In this regard,
it is an important genre for television networks as they
attempt to make sense of complex current events. These authors
offer a template for further study and point towards ways in
which European television cultures, beyond those discussed here,
might be considered in the future.
