The Invisibilities of Political Torture: The Presence of Absence in Us and Chilean Cinema and Television - Couverture souple

Jung, Berenike

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1474437001 ISBN 13 : 9781474437004

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2022

Synopsis

Examines the ways in which moving images can help us better understand factual political torture
Examines role of images and film in (mis)understanding of tortureOffers synergised knowledge through comparative angle, exploring differences and continuities of torture cases which were documented to vastly different extentsIncludes key popular movies, independent films as well as serial televisionCombines serious film analysis with ethical-political questions and historically and theoretically informed researchExpands on the latest developments of comparative media scholarship, and integrates the nostalgic, material and affective "turn." Academic work on the subject of torture tends to mirror public debates on its presumed utility, to focus on its historically 'correct' representation or on profilmic structures of identification. This book moves beyond these ideologically charged questions to explore how contemporary films have responded to a growing popular distrust in visual evidence when referencing factual cases of torture.
Two cases studies - the United States around 2004 and Chile from 1973 until the end of the dictatorship - provide either an abundance or lack of such visual evidence. Drawing on films and television series such as Zero Dark Thirty (2012), NO (2012), Homeland (2011-) and Los 80 (2008-14), amongst many others, this book analyses the visible components of torture but also its invisibilities.
By casting a wider net on the definition of torture, the author promotes a radical, theoretical reframing of our concept of torture and suggests that audiovisual products can help broaden our comprehension of torture as an event which includes collective and emotional dimensions and long-term social effects.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Berenike Jung is a lecturer in Film Studies at King's College London. Previously, she worked as a research fellow at the Institute of Media Studies in Tübingen. She received her PhD in Film and Television Studies from the University of Warwick in 2016.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1474437001
• ISBN 13: 9781474437004
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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