Benson, Thomas W.

Michael Moore and the Rhetoric of Documentary. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (421 pages)

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- 1. Michael Moore and the Rhetoric of Documentary: Art, Argument, Affect -- 2. Laughing through Our Tears: Rhetorical Tensions in Roger and Me -- 3. The Big One That Got Away -- 4. The Many Moods of Michael Moore: Aesthetics and Affect in Bowling for Columbine -- 5. The Conversion of Lila Lipscomb in Fahrenheit 9/11 -- 6. The Phenomenal Text of Michael Moore's Sicko -- 7. The Ghosts of Michael Moore's Future Past -- or, The Many Failures of Slacker Uprising -- 8. "I'm Sorry to See It Go": Nostalgic Rhetoric in Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.

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Moore, Michael,-1954 April 23--Criticism and interpretation.
Documentary films-Political aspects-History and criticism.
Motion pictures-Political aspects-United States.


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