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How is the meaning of 'documentary' compared to the meaning of 'temperature' or 'table salt'?
How is the meaning of 'documentary' compared to the meaning of 'temperature' or 'table salt'?
The meaning of 'documentary' cannot be reduced to a dictionary definition, unlike 'temperature' or 'table salt'.
In what way is the definition of 'documentary' always relational or comparative?
In what way is the definition of 'documentary' always relational or comparative?
The definition of 'documentary' is always relational or comparative, just as love takes on meaning in contrast to indifference or hate, and culture takes on meaning in contrast to barbarism or chaos.
If documentary were a reproduction of reality, what would be the nature of the problems discussed?
If documentary were a reproduction of reality, what would be the nature of the problems discussed?
If documentary were a reproduction of reality, the problems would be far less acute as it would simply be a replica or copy of something that already existed.
What does the text suggest about the nature of documentary as a representation of the world?
What does the text suggest about the nature of documentary as a representation of the world?
How does the meaning of 'documentary' differ from that of 'temperature' or 'table salt'?
How does the meaning of 'documentary' differ from that of 'temperature' or 'table salt'?
What is the significance of the problems discussed if documentary were a reproduction of reality?
What is the significance of the problems discussed if documentary were a reproduction of reality?
How do we judge a reproduction?
How do we judge a reproduction?
What do we ask more of a representation than we do of a reproduction?
What do we ask more of a representation than we do of a reproduction?
According to Henry Peach Robinson, what is a trap for the vulgar in photography?
According to Henry Peach Robinson, what is a trap for the vulgar in photography?
What did Henry Peach Robinson suggest some artists can see and represent more and greater truths than?
What did Henry Peach Robinson suggest some artists can see and represent more and greater truths than?
What did Henry Peach Robinson emphasize about the photographer who sees most?
What did Henry Peach Robinson emphasize about the photographer who sees most?
What is documentary considered to be, according to the text?
What is documentary considered to be, according to the text?
What does the text compare documentaries to, in terms of their resemblance to each other?
What does the text compare documentaries to, in terms of their resemblance to each other?
What is emphasized about documentary film practice in terms of techniques, issues, forms, and styles?
What is emphasized about documentary film practice in terms of techniques, issues, forms, and styles?
What does the text suggest about the fuzziness of any definition of documentary?
What does the text suggest about the fuzziness of any definition of documentary?
What does the text propose as evidence of the broad arena within which documentary operates and evolves?
What does the text propose as evidence of the broad arena within which documentary operates and evolves?
