Recording Memories From Political Violence : A Film-maker's Journey

Based on work the author has carried out with survivor groups in Northern Ireland and South Africa, __Recording Memories from Political Violence__ draws on written and audiovisual texts to describe and analyze the use of documentary filmmaking in recording experiences of political conflict. A variety of issues relevant to the genre are addressed at length, including the importance of ethics in the collaboration between the filmmaker and the participant and the effect of location on the accounts of participants. Cahal McLaughlin draws on the diverse fields of film and cultural studies, as well as nearly twenty years of production experience, in this informed and instructive contribution to documentary filmmaking and post-conflict studies. --Based on work the author has carried out with survivor groups in South Africa and Northern Ireland, Recording Memories from Political Violence combines written and audiovisual texts to describe and analyze the use of documentary filmmaking in recording experiences of political conflict. A variety of issues relevant to the genre are addressed at length, including the importance of ethics in the collaboration between the filmmaker and the participant and the effect of location on the accounts of participants. McLaughlin draws on the diverse fields of film and cultural studies, as well as nearly twenty years of production experience, in this informed and instructive contribution to documentary filmmaking and post-conflict studies Preliminary Pages 2 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 Introduction 12 Chapter 1: Raising Heads above the Parapet: Research Questions, Context and Methodologies 16 Chapter 2: Telling Our Story: The Springhill Massacre 40 Chapter 3: A Prisoner鈥檚 Journey: Educational Film-making 54 Chapter 4: We Never Give Up: Reparations in South Africa 66 Chapter 5: Inside Stories: Memories from the Maze and Long Kesh Prison 82 Chapter 6: Prisons Memory Archive: Multi-Narrative Story-Telling 110 Chapter 7: Unheard Voices: Collaboration with WAVE 126 Chapter 8: Conclusion 142 Bibliography and Filmography 156 Index 162 Raising Heads Above The Parapet : Research Questions, Context And Methodologies -- Telling Our Story : The Springhill Massacre -- A Prisoner's Journey : Educational Filmmaking -- We Never Give Up : Reparations In South Africa -- Inside Stories : Memories From The Maze And Long Kesh Prison -- Prisons Memory Archive : Multi-narrative Story-telling -- Unheard Voices : Collaboration With Wave -- Conclusion. Cahal Mclaughlin. Based On The Author's Thesis (doctoral)--royal Holloway University Of London. Includes Bibliographical References, Filmography, And Index. This book combines written and audiovisual texts to describe and analyse the use of documentary filmmaking in recording experiences of political conflict. McLaughlin draws on the diverse fields of film and cultural studies in this informed, instructive contribution to documentary filmmaking and post-conflict studies. Based on work the author has carried out with survivor groups in South Africa and Northern Ireland, this title describes and analyzes the use of documentary film-making in recording experiences of political conflict.