4. “States of Exception”: The Paradox of Virtual Documentary Representation

Chapters in this book

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