Lights, Camera, Execution!: Cinematic Portrayals of Capital Punishment - Couverture rigide

Knowles-Gardner, Helen J.; Altschuler, Bruce E.; Schildkraut, Jaclyn

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1498579663 ISBN 13 : 9781498579667

Editeur : Lexington Books, 2019

Synopsis

Lights, Camera, Execution!: Cinematic Portrayals of Capital Punishment fills a prominent void in the existing film studies and death penalty literature. Each chapter focuses on a particular cinematic portrayal of the death penalty in the United States. Some of the analyzed films are well-known Hollywood blockbusters, such as Dead Man Walking (1995); others are more obscure, such as the made-for-television movie Murder in Coweta County (1983). By contrasting different portrayals where appropriate and identifying themes common to many of the studied films - such as the concept of dignity and the role of race (and racial discrimination) - the volume strengthens the reader's ability to engage in comparative analysis of topics, stories, and cinematic techniques.Written by three professors with extensive experience teaching, and writing about the death penalty, film studies, and criminal justice, Lights, Camera, Execution! is deliberately designed for both classroom use and general readership.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Helen J. Knowles-Gardner is Research Director at the Institute for Free Speech.

Jaclyn Schildkraut is associate professor of criminal justice at the State University of New York at Oswego.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lexington Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1498579663
• ISBN 13: 9781498579667
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 196
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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