Table of Contents

1. Introduction to documentary criticism; the new approach to documentary theory; documentary and generic boundaries
documentary and ‘realism’; reportage and art; objectivity and advocacy; documentary practice and documentary analysis
2. Coalface/Housing Problems
3. Morning in the Streets
4. Cathy Come Home
5. The Police Series: BBC 1982
6. Living on the Edge
7. The Life and Times of Rosie the Rivetter
8. When the Dog Bites
9. Roger and Me
10. Conclusion

About the Author

Professor John Corner is Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics and Communication Studies at the University of Liverpool