dc.contributor.advisor | FitzSimons, Trish | |
dc.contributor.author | Cattoni, Jan Maree | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-23T02:17:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-01-23T02:17:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.25904/1912/2936 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365321 | |
dc.description.abstract | This exegesis and the accompanying studio work poses the question of whether there
is value in telling difficult stories in the documentary context for the person who has
experienced the difficulties, as well as for those who may subsequently listen to such
stories as viewers. The studio work, a one-hour broadcast documentary, follows a
family for two years after the death of their daughter. The exegesis examines the risks
involved for those who are telling and listening, and also examines the role of the
filmmaker within such contexts. The filmmaker critically reflects on her professional
experiences as a paediatric intensive care nurse, examining how these experiences
came into play in her role as documentary-maker in the submitted work. The notion
that there is value in producing stories that deal with difficult subjects is considered in
light of research that looks at individual responses to trauma. New practices in digital
and participative storytelling are scrutinised as offering alternative frameworks for
difficult storytelling. | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.publisher | Griffith University | |
dc.publisher.place | Brisbane | |
dc.rights.copyright | The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise. | |
dc.subject.keywords | Difficult storytelling | |
dc.title | Bearing Witness: The Art of Telling Difficult Stories | |
dc.type | Griffith thesis | |
gro.faculty | Arts, Education and Law | |
gro.description.notepublic | The 1 hour broadcast documentary is not published here. | |
gro.rights.copyright | The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise. | |
gro.hasfulltext | Full Text | |
dc.rights.accessRights | Public | |
gro.identifier.gurtID | gu1337651113262 | |
gro.source.ADTshelfno | ADT0 | |
gro.source.GURTshelfno | GURT1201 | |
gro.thesis.degreelevel | Thesis (Professional Doctorate) | |
gro.thesis.degreeprogram | Doctor of Visual Arts (DVA) | |
gro.department | Griffith Film School | |
gro.griffith.author | Cattoni, Jan M. | |