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Screening Torture

- Media Representations of State Terror and Political Domination
Af: Fabiola Fernandez Salek, Michael Flynn Engelsk Paperback

Screening Torture

- Media Representations of State Terror and Political Domination
Af: Fabiola Fernandez Salek, Michael Flynn Engelsk Paperback
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Before 9/11, films addressing torture outside of the horror/slasher genre depicted the practice in a variety of forms. In most cases, torture was cast as the act of a desperate and depraved individual, and the viewer was more likely to identify with the victim rather than the torturer. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, scenes of brutality and torture in mainstream comedies, dramatic narratives, and action films appear for little other reason than to titillate and delight. In these films, torture is devoid of any redeeming qualities, represented as an exercise in brutal senselessness carried out by authoritarian regimes and institutions. This volume follows the shift in the representation of torture over the past decade, specifically in documentary, action, and political films. It traces and compares the development of this trend in films from the United States, Europe, China, Latin America, South Africa, and the Middle East. Featuring essays by sociologists, psychologists, historians, journalists, and specialists in film and cultural studies, the collection approaches the representation of torture in film and television from multiple angles and disciplines, connecting its aesthetics and practices to the dynamic of state terror and political domination.
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Before 9/11, films addressing torture outside of the horror/slasher genre depicted the practice in a variety of forms. In most cases, torture was cast as the act of a desperate and depraved individual, and the viewer was more likely to identify with the victim rather than the torturer. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, scenes of brutality and torture in mainstream comedies, dramatic narratives, and action films appear for little other reason than to titillate and delight. In these films, torture is devoid of any redeeming qualities, represented as an exercise in brutal senselessness carried out by authoritarian regimes and institutions. This volume follows the shift in the representation of torture over the past decade, specifically in documentary, action, and political films. It traces and compares the development of this trend in films from the United States, Europe, China, Latin America, South Africa, and the Middle East. Featuring essays by sociologists, psychologists, historians, journalists, and specialists in film and cultural studies, the collection approaches the representation of torture in film and television from multiple angles and disciplines, connecting its aesthetics and practices to the dynamic of state terror and political domination.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 328
ISBN-13: 9780231153591
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0231153597
Kategori: Medievidenskab
Udg. Dato: 18 sep 2012
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 153mm
Højde: 231mm
Forlag: Columbia University Press
Oplagsdato: 18 sep 2012
Forfatter(e): Fabiola Fernandez Salek, Michael Flynn
Forfatter(e) Fabiola Fernandez Salek, Michael Flynn

Kategori Medievidenskab

ISBN-13 9780231153591

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 328

Udgave

Længde 17mm

Bredde 153mm

Højde 231mm

Udg. Dato 18 sep 2012

Oplagsdato 18 sep 2012

Forlag Columbia University Press

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