[Commlist] New book: Documentary and Stereotypes - Reducing Stigma through Factual Media

Brylla Catalin is pleased to announce the latest book "Documentary and 
Stereotypes: Reducing Stigma through Factual Media" and its accompanying 
website:

https://documentary-stereotypes.com/ <https://documentary-stereotypes.com/>

Whilst the book targets film scholars, the website provides a range of 
toolkits for film makers, tutors and students, who aim to reduce stigma 
and prejudice through film representations. The case studies include the 
intersectional representation and reception of disability, gender, age, 
race, religion, class and many other identities.

_*Reviews:*_

How factual media shapes relationships between viewers and ‘Others’ is a 
matter of urgent concern for documentary scholars and makers. This 
original volume explores stereotypes in factual media, from journalism 
and digital media to documentary film and television, showing how they 
appeal to, and potentially amplify, deeply held implicit attitudes. The 
book is richly interdisciplinary, drawing on scholarship from fields as 
diverse as psychology, ethics, and media/documentary studies. It is jam 
packed with case studies and draws on the author’s own experience of 
documentary production. In Documentary and Stereotypes Brylla makes a 
compelling argument for the value of cognitive approaches to the study 
of factual media and provides a clear and practical method for 
documentarians committed to challenging stigmatising stereotypes in 
their practice. *Kate Nash, Professor of Media and Communication, 
University of Leeds; Co-Editor Studies in Documentary Film*

Brylla’s book combines an original inquiry into the processes of 
contemporary stereotyping with a sharp analysis of how documentaries 
work to promote or question them. It breaks important new ground in the 
closeness of its attention to the variety of routes by which 
misunderstandings and prejudices become established. This knowledge is 
then used to recommend ways for media production to work as a positive, 
corrective force in the circulation of ideas about social identity. 
*John Corner, Professor in Documentary Studies, University of Leeds*

Written with clarity and passion, this book is packed with illustrations 
and case studies that offer innovative ways of critiquing 
representational issues with regards to stigmatised groups in 
non-fiction screen media. Given its focus on the intersection of 
marginalised identities, it is an impressive contribution to a variety 
of disciplines, such as post-colonial and gender studies. Strongly 
recommended for scholars, students and filmmakers whose work align with 
principles of equity and social justice. *Florence Ayisi, Professor of 
International Documentary Film, University of South Wales*

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