Los Angeles Documentary and the Production of Public History, 1958-1977

Joshua Glick is Assistant Professor of English and Film Studies at Hendrix College, where he teaches courses on documentary, early cinema, and new media formations.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Beyond Fiction: Institutions of the Real Los AngelesPart One. New Frontier Visions in the Light and Shadow of Hollywood, 1958–19641. Studio Documentary in the Kennedy Era: Wolper Productions Begins2. Downtown Development and the Endeavors of Filmmaker Kent MackenziePart Two. After theWatts Uprising: Community Media from the Top Down and the Bottom Up, 1965–19733. The Rise of Minority Storytelling: Network News, Public Television, and Independent Collectives4. Hard Lessons in Hollywood Civics: Managing the Crisis of the Liberal Consensus5. Wattstax and the Transmedia Soul EconomyPart Three. Bicentennial Screens, 1974–19776. Roots/Routes of American Identity7. Numbering Our Days in Los Angeles, USAConclusion: The 1984 Olympics and the Neoliberalization of CultureNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

"Documentary makers who value the opportunity to understand how films of that era got made, and how the production and distribution practices established then continue to influence the market today, will profit greatly from reading this book."