Thanks for the response, Luis! At 07:02 PM 1/6/2003 +0000, Luis wrote: > > I wasn't always that way, Keith. People would be surprised to read > the earliest texts in Documentary Photography. The phrase "selective > dramatization of facts", written by the man who coined the term, comes > to mind. Your point is well taken, with one small caveat (of course!) -- certainly some folks have used the rubric of documentary to produce misleading propoganda (as have journalists, politicians, etc.). The caveat: once again we find ourselves in the same sort of bind: all photography (or reporting, do give another example) is based on the selective dramatization of facts to a large degree -- we can call it research, synthesis of material, or any number of things but it still (more or less) boils down to the same thing. I would say that probably the best term that has come up as a place to take the discussion would probably be Greg's (I'll have to double-check) notion of the "intention" -- it, too, is rather fraught with philosophical difficulties, but it seems that one term that can be separated out enough to possibly be useful. Thanks again for being part of the discussion. Keith ___________________________________________________________ Keith Alan Sprouse / Department of Modern Languages 176 Hampden-Sydney College / Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943 (o) 434.223.6335 / (f) 434.223.6347 / (h) 434.244.0465
