Les livres en français sont sur www.livres-cinema.info
Sur un thème proche :
Queer for Fear (2024)
Horror Film and the Queer Spectator
Horror and Science Fiction Cinema and Society (2024)
American Culture and Politics in the Cold War and After Through the Projector Lens
The Exorcist Effect (2023)
Horror, Religion, and Demonic Belief
To See the Saw Movies
Essays on Torture Porn and Post–9/11 Horror (livre en anglais)
Sous la direction de James Aston et John Walliss
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Description de l'ouvrage :
The Saw films, often derided by critics as “torture porn” and an excuse to show blood and gore, are the highest-grossing horror series in cinema history. In view of their hold on audiences and their controversial content, they deserve study. This first collection of fresh essays by academic authors from Europe, America and Australia addresses the cultural, religious and philosophical facets of the films, investigating how the franchise reflects a post–9/11 shift in U.S. popular culture towards increasing pessimism and how it may be read as a metaphor for the “war on terror”; dissecting how the series explores such issues as freewill and determinism; assessing the films’ representations of the body; and applying a Deleuzian perspective to the franchise.
À propos des auteurs :
James Aston is director of studies for film at the University of Hull. He lives in Worcester, United Kingdom.
John Walliss is senior lecturer in criminology in the faculty of sciences and social sciences, Liverpool Hope University, UK.
Revue de Presse :
"an expansive, accessible collection of essays, an assembly that will be of significant interest to scholars engaged in the study of the history, philosophy, and criticism of the horror genre"—Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts.
Voir le site internet de l'éditeur McFarland & Co
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