Docalogue

Docalogue Docalogue is an online space for scholars and filmmakers to engage in conversation about contemporary documentaries. Live tweeting is encouraged!

Each month, one documentary will be featured and the conversation will be initiated by two writers who have been asked to write a few words about that film. Once these initial posts are up, the blog will be open for comments and discussion from the larger community. Each month we will also organize a virtual, live-viewing event when the community can gather to watch the film together. This site gr

ew out of our desire for more regular conversations about documentary, outside of the once or twice a year we run into each other at conferences or festivals. But, our hope is that this format will also lead to a productive dialogue about the possibilities – and perhaps problems – of the documentary form in the current moment. This “docalogue” will be curated by documentary scholars Jaimie Baron and Kristen Fuhs, who will choose each month’s films and writers. However, participants should feel free to suggest films and contributors for future consideration.

This month's Docalogue is about King Coal, Elaine McMillion Sheldon's meditation on the complex history and future of th...
03/01/2025

This month's Docalogue is about King Coal, Elaine McMillion Sheldon's meditation on the complex history and future of the coal industry and the communities it has shaped. Head on over to https://docalogue.com/king-coal/ and check out what Casey Williams and Siobhan Angus have to say about the film. Then tell us what you think!

“Burying King Coal” Casey A. Williams (Rice University) There is a moment towards the middle of King Coal when a high school football team streams out of a locker room, each player rubb…

This month's Docalogue is about The Night Visitors, Michael Gitlin's mesmerizing film about the surreal beauty and ecolo...
02/12/2024

This month's Docalogue is about The Night Visitors, Michael Gitlin's mesmerizing film about the surreal beauty and ecological relevance of moths. Head on over to https://docalogue.com/the-night-visitors/ to read what Thomas Pringle and Laura McMahon have to say about the film. Then stick around and tell us what you think!

“Industrial Melanism and the Mass Filament” Thomas Pringle (University of Southern California) Originally published in 1935, Roger Caillois’ essay about the behaviors driving insects to…

This month’s Docalogue is about Nisha Pahuja’s affecting documentary, To Kill a Tiger (2023). Head on over to https://do...
04/11/2024

This month’s Docalogue is about Nisha Pahuja’s affecting documentary, To Kill a Tiger (2023). Head on over to https://docalogue.com/to-kill-a-tiger/ to read what Ankita Deb and Suzanne Bouclin have to say about the film. Then tell us what you think!

“To Witness” Ankita Deb (Stanford University) To Kill a Tiger (Nisha Pahuja, 2022) begins with a long disclaimer regarding the film’s choice to depict a survivor of sexual violence. It …

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