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[Mark Nornes]

On May 18, 2004, at 10:36 PM, jeffrey isaacs wrote:

> Looking over the categories, I would think that an entry on education 
> film would be worthwhile just on the strength of 1920s/30s discourse. 
> Also, it provides an opportunity to represent a large chunk of pre-war 
> and immediate post-war documentary production.
>
> If there is indeed a way to increase the number of entries, a short 
> bit on newsreel theaters from the the Showa teens/20s is an important 
> story.
>
> Who are the editors?
>
> Jeff
>
>> I asked for a list of categories they are using. Most of the ideas 
>> people presented----all very good ones----were auteurist in nature. 
>> Do these categories inspire any other possibilities?
>>
>> Countries Regions - documentary film
>> Films
>> General Topics and Concepts
>> Individuals - directors producers
>> Individuals - others
>> Individuals - theorists and thinkers
>> Production Companies Organizations Festivals Institutions
>> Production Companies Organizations Festivals Institutions - by country
>> region
>> Publications - by country
>> Publications - titles own entry
>> Styles Techniques and Technical Issues
>> Themes Issues and Representations
>> Types of documentary
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>> Markus
>
>
> -- 
> Jeffrey Isaacs
> Ph.D. student, University of Chicago