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208 Pages·2014·3.3 MB·English
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by Shohini Chaudhuri| 2014| 208 pages| 3.3| English

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A ground breaking comparative treatment of cinematic images of atrocity combining critical perspectives on contemporary film and human rightsA few days after 9 11 US Vice President Dick Cheney invoked the need for the USA to work the dark side in its global War on Terror Cinema of the Dark Side explores how contemporary cinema treats state sponsored atrocity evoking multiple landscapes of state terror Investigating the ethical potential of cinematic atrocity images this book argues that while films help to create and confirm normative perceptions about atrocities they can also disrupt those perceptions and build alternatives Asserting a crucial distinction between morality and ethics a new conceptualisation of human rights cinema is proposed one that repositions human rights morality within an ethical framework that reflects upon the causes and contexts of violence It builds upon theories of embodied spectatorship to offer a new perspective on the ethics of spectatorship providing readers with fresh insights into how we respond to atrocity images and the ethical issues at stake Covering a diverse spectrum of 21st century cinema this books deals with documentary or fictional representations of atrocity such as state sanctioned torture genocide enforced disappearance deportation and apartheid Case studies include Zero Dark ThirtyStandard Operating ProcedureHotel RwandaSometimes in AprilNostalgia for the LightChronicle of an EscapeChildren of MenDistrict 9Waltz With BashirParadise NowKey FeaturesA comprehensive treatment of cinematic images of atrocity as a genre featuring close comparative analysis of recent filmsA unique perspective on the ethics of spectatorship based upon a multi sensory approach to the film mediumA critical introduction to debates on cinematic identification

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Author:Shohini Chaudhuri
Publication Year:2014
ISBN:9780748694617
Pages:208
Language:English
File Size:3.3
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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