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Bill Nichols

The operator's "forensic-investigative" type is a hybrid of expository and participatory modes1. Bill Nichols's six modes are poetic, expository, observational, participatory, reflexive, performative2.

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The operator's "forensic-investigative" type is a hybrid of expository and participatory modes

The Documentary Voice: A Specification for Investigative/For
“For the operator's "forensic-investigative" type, the relevant register is a hybrid:”
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Bill Nichols's six modes are poetic, expository, observational, participatory, reflexive, performative

The Documentary Voice: A Specification for Investigative/For
“Nichols's modes (poetic, expository, observational, participatory, reflexive, performative) are the standard taxonomy.”
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