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Filmic Sociology

Theory and Practice

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Authors:
  1. Joyce Sebag

    1. University of Évry Paris-Saclay, Évry, France

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  2. Jean-Pierre Durand

    1. University of Évry Paris-Saclay, Évry, France

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  • Timely rethinking of the role of the films in the sociological imagination
  • Extends our understanding of the intangible
  • Highlights the need for film practitioners and sociologists to converge

Part of the book series: Social Visualities (SV)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction

    • Joyce Sebag, Jean-Pierre Durand
    Pages 1-4

  3. The Approach of Filmic Sociology

    • Joyce Sebag, Jean-Pierre Durand
    Pages 5-30

  4. From Ethnologist Photography to Filmic Sociology

    • Joyce Sebag, Jean-Pierre Durand
    Pages 31-82

  5. Cinema and Sociology: A Promising Hybridization

    • Joyce Sebag, Jean-Pierre Durand
    Pages 83-138

  6. Cinema Enhances Sociological Questions

    • Joyce Sebag, Jean-Pierre Durand
    Pages 139-163

  7. Showing the Invisible in the Sociological Documentary

    • Joyce Sebag, Jean-Pierre Durand
    Pages 165-202

  8. Conclusion

    • Joyce Sebag, Jean-Pierre Durand
    Pages 203-206

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 207-232
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About this book

This book is an exploration of the intellectual resources offered by the hybridisation of sociology and cinema: practicing sociology, or other human sciences, through images and sound. In the age of the image, the book invites sociological research, not only through the discipline's approach, but also through the joint learning of techniques (shooting and sound recording, derushing, editing, etc.) and film writing. 

Using concrete examples, the authors analyse what it means to think through the image, explain the different phases of making a sociological documentary, and question, through sociological film, the representations of reality and, more specifically, what remains invisible in the social world. The result is a reflective look at the theories and practices presented, to better equip the sociologist-filmmaker.

Illustrated with numerous photographs that mark the history of documentary photography and film, the book is intended for both teachers-researchers and students in all disciplines of the humanities and social sciences who practice video and photography or wish to discover their uses. Students in documentary and film schools, as well as students on information and communication programs will also benefit from the book.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Évry Paris-Saclay, Évry, France

    Joyce Sebag, Jean-Pierre Durand

About the authors

Joyce Sebag is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the Centre Pierre Naville, University of Evry Paris-Saclay, France, where she created the Master Image et Société and supervised several theses in filmic sociology. 

Jean-Pierre Durand is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Evry Paris-Saclay, France, where he founded the Pierre Naville Center. He has published several books on sociology of work with Palgrave.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Filmic Sociology

  • Book Subtitle: Theory and Practice

  • Authors: Joyce Sebag, Jean-Pierre Durand

  • Series Title: Social Visualities

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33696-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: CNRS �ditions 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33695-9Published: 10 January 2024

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33698-0Due: 10 February 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-33696-6Published: 09 January 2024

  • Series ISSN: 2731-4626

  • Series E-ISSN: 2731-4634

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 232

  • Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Media Sociology, Audio-Visual Culture, Social Sciences, general, Screen Studies

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