Hornung, Juliane2021-03-042021-03-042021-01-28https://film-history.org/issues/text/nonfictional-film-historical-source-materiality-visuality-performativityhttps://mediarep.org/handle/doc/16265The article looks at the amateur and professional travel films of the New York millionaires Lawrence and Margaret Thaw and provides a new analytical approach on nonfictional films as sources for historical research. It argues that it is not only crucial to consider the visual dimension of (audio-)visual media but also to look closely at its materiality and performativity.engGeschichteMaterialitätPerformativitättravel filmsourcematerialityperformativity79110.25969/mediarep/15452NANOOK OF THE NORTH2627-5848