This weblog is conceived and designed for a Spring 2007 course on Documentary Fictions in Temple University's Film and Media Arts department. It will compile students' and my thoughts on films that combine documentary and fictional modes, that blur the boundaries between the two, or that mimic one type of film within the other.
Just as some observers disparage prediction futures markets as "toy markets," there is the danger that a classroom blog offers the worst of both worlds - not a real discussion that unmotivated bloggers would bring, not a formal contribution of academic or scholastic writing. However, it is my hope that this discussion forum can provide a chance to think about and reflect on a cinematic tendency which, suddenly, seems everywhere in our media culture. Significant scholarship is only now starting to pour into this area, and it's my expectation that the writers of this blog will have plenty to add to the conversation.
Note to outside readers: though this is a classroom blog, we welcome comments and participation from any readers. Also, note that any copyrighted material is reproduced only in the spirit and letter of fair use for educational purposes.
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