1. Home
  2. Entertainment
  3. Documentaries

Performative Mode

By Jennifer Merin, About.com

Definition: The emphasis of the filmmaker’s subjective attitude or personal engagement with a subject to evoke audience reaction.
Examples: Because it is evident that director Davis Guggenheim supports Al Gore's statements about global warming in An Inconvenient Truth, this film may be seen as an example of the performative mode.

Explore Documentaries

About.com Special Features

The Best Top 40 Pop Songs

Is your favorite song on our list? More >

New TV Dramas

Get a jump on all the new dramas coming soon to your living room. More >

  1. Home
  2. Entertainment
  3. Documentaries
  4. Glossary
  5. Performative Mode

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.