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Peer reviewedBouse, Derek – Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 1998
Examines origins of wildlife films. Outlines their tension between education and entertainment. Looks at how Disney codified wildlife films as a coherent genre by imposing conventionalized narrative frameworks upon them. Discusses factors influencing wildlife television in the 1990s. Concludes that wildlife films are a valid and distinct film and…
Descriptors: Critical Viewing, Documentaries, Films, Media Research
