Harris, Ella R S. 2016. Introducing i‐Docs to geography: exploring interactive documentary's nonlinear imaginaries. Area, 49(1), pp. 25-34. ISSN 0004-0894 [Article]

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This paper introduces interactive documentaries, or i-Docs, to Geography through an analysis of one i-Doc; Gaza Sderot. Interactive Documentary is an increasingly popular documentary form. I-Docs are defined by ‘nonlinear’ spatiotemporal organisation as their interactive capacities enable multiple pathways through documentary footage and materials. It is often argued that this nonlinearity is politicized by i-Docs to enable polyvocality and the destabilisation of dominant narratives. I argue that i-Docs deserve Geographical attention for two key reasons. Firstly, if Geographers have long explored articulations and reformulations of space-time through media then i-Docs offer an insight into contemporary constructions of nonlinear spatiotemporal imaginaries through interactive medium. Secondly, nonlinearity and its politics has also become foundational to Geography’s own approaches to space-time, making pertinent the explorations of nonlinearity and its socio-political implications that engagement with i-Docs enables. In this context, I analyse Gaza Sderot to explore its construction of a nonlinear spatiotemporal imaginary and question the political perspectives that imaginary generates for its subject of the Gaza conflict. In concluding, I also suggest that i-Docs could be a valuable methodological tool for Geographers.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12275
Additional Information:	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Introducing i‐Docs to geography: exploring interactive documentary's nonlinear imaginaries, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12275 . This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
Keywords:	interactive documentaries, i‐Docs, Gaza Sderot, Geographers
Dates:	Date Event 18 May 2016 Published
Item ID:	25381
Date Deposited:	20 Dec 2018 15:53
Last Modified:	29 Apr 2020 17:02
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/25381

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