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2. “We See What We Want to Believe”: Archival Logic and Database Aesthetics in the War Films of Errol Morris
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Preface xv
- 1. Seeing in the Dark 1
- 2. “We See What We Want to Believe”: Archival Logic and Database Aesthetics in the War Films of Errol Morris 18
- 3. Networked Audiences: MoveOn.org and Brave New Films 51
- 4. “States of Exception”: The Paradox of Virtual Documentary Representation 86
- 5. Technology, Transparency, and the Digital Presidency 114
- 6. Post-Truth Politics: Conspiracy Media and the Specter of “Fake News” 156
- Notes 181
- Index 217
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Preface xv
- 1. Seeing in the Dark 1
- 2. “We See What We Want to Believe”: Archival Logic and Database Aesthetics in the War Films of Errol Morris 18
- 3. Networked Audiences: MoveOn.org and Brave New Films 51
- 4. “States of Exception”: The Paradox of Virtual Documentary Representation 86
- 5. Technology, Transparency, and the Digital Presidency 114
- 6. Post-Truth Politics: Conspiracy Media and the Specter of “Fake News” 156
- Notes 181
- Index 217
