Perpetrators in Documentaries on Genocide

Documentaries are the most common film genre representing genocide and thus significantly shape public understanding of the subject.

Perpetrators in Documentaries on Genocide is a wide-ranging comparative study that analyses how numerous genocides and their perpetrators have been presented in documentary film. Spanning seven 20th-century genocides across three continents and combining interviews with filmmakers, distant reading, content analysis, and historical research, this book tracks th...