Screening Nature and Nation: The Environmental Documentaries of the National Film Board, 1939-1974
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- Synopsis
- The stunning portrayals of the Canadian landscape in the documentaries produced by the National Film Board of Canada, not only influenced cinematic language but shaped our perception of the environment. In the early days of the organization, nature films produced by the NFB supported the Canadian government’s nation-building project and show the state as an active participant in the cultural construction of the land. By the mid-1960s however, films like Cree Hunters of Mistassini and Death of a Legend were asking provocative questions about the state’s vision of nature. Filmmakers like Boyce Richardson and Bill Mason began to centre the experiences of First Nations people, contest the notion that nature should be transformed for economic gain, and challenge the idea that the North is a wild and empty landscape bereft of civilization. Author Michael Clemens describes how films produced by the NFB broadened the ecological imagination of Canadians over time and ultimately inspired an environmental movement.
- Copyright:
- 2022
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781771993371
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781771993364, 9781771993357
- Publisher:
- Athabasca University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 04/27/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Michael D. Clemens
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture
- Reading Age:
- 18 and up
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- Bookshare Staff
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