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Center for Documentary Arts: About Us: Documentary Arts in America (369 words) |
 | Documentary studies is now being taught at both high schools and universities, and “The Documentary Tradition” has entered the lexicon of course work in most university filmmaking, journalism, art, history, ethnic studies, literature, humanities, and documentary studies departments. |
| At the Center for Documentary Arts, we draw inspiration from ancient and modern, American and international documentary artists; and, in our own backyard, we have discovered the power of oral histories and documentary images to challenge, broaden, and deepen our understanding of contemporary culture. |
| Documentary work, or the documentary arts, are, for us, a way of navigating and mapping our world, a way of becoming fully human in the face of a complex and ever changing reality. |
| documentary: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (552 words) |
| Documentaries can deal with scientific or educational topics, can be a form of journalism or social commentary, or can be a conduit for propaganda or personal expression. |
| Cinéma vérité documentaries, which gained notoriety in the 1960s, emphasized a more informal and intimate relationship between camera and subject. |
| The word documentary is also an adjective meaning "related to, or based on, documents". |
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