Screening Torture: Media Representations 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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0231153589
ISBN13:9780231153584
Release Date:September 2012
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
Age Range:22 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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