University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School January 2012 The Rhetoric of Evidence in Recent Documentary Film and Video Steven W. Schoen University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. The Rhetoric of Evidence in Recent Documentary Film and Video by Steven W. Schoen A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Communication College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Co-Major Professor: David Payne, Ph.D. Co-Major Professor: Jane Jorgenson, Ph.D. Garnet Butchart, Ph.D. Kimberly Golombisky, Ph.D. Date of Approval: October 23, 2012 Keywords: Dramatism, Kenneth Burke, Scene, Filmmaking Copyright © 2012, Steven W. Schoen Acknowledgments I am keenly aware of the broad range of people whose ideas, values, and attitudes have influenced and inspired what I have written here, stretching back years, and including people who planned documentaries with me, sat in front of my camera, asked questions in the classroom, and so forth. There are many teachers, friends, co-workers, family members, and students who have made this work possible and I thank them all for their support, ideas, challenges, and patience.