Historia audiovisual para una sociedad audiovisual
ISSN: 0121-1617, 1900-6152
Year of publication: 2013
Issue Title: Tema abierto
Issue: 49
Pages: 159-183
Type: Article
More publications in: Historia Crítica
Abstract
This article analyzes the possibilities of presenting an audiovisual history in a society in which audiovisual media has progressively gained greater protagonism. We analyze specific cases of films and historical documentaries and we assess the difficulties faced by historians to understand the keys of audiovisual language and by filmmakers to understand and incorporate history into their productions. We conclude that it would not be possible to disseminate history in the western world without audiovisual resources circulated through various types of screens (cinema, television, computer, mobile phone, video games).