Screening Torture: Media Representations of State Terror and Political Domination

by Michael Flynn

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231153597

ISBN13:9780231153591

Release Date:September 2012

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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