The Scene of Violence: Cinema, Crime, Affect Tapa blanda - 2009

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Routledge-Cavendish, New York, 2010. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. minimal shelf wear, mainly on edges, a very nice copy Size: Octavo . 196 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: criminology; law ; Philosophy; cultural studies. ISBN: 0415585082. ISBN/EAN: 9780415585088. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 102197. . 9780415585088

Paperback / softback. New. In the contemporary fascination with images of crime, violence gets under our skin and keeps us enthralled. The Scene of Violence explores the spectator's encounter with the cinematic scene of violence - rape and revenge, homicide and serial killing, torture and terrorism. Providing a detailed reading of both classical and contemporary films - for example, Kill Bill, Blue Velvet, Reservoir Dogs, The Matrix, Psycho, The Accused, Elephant, Seven, Thelma & Louise, United 93, Zodiac, and No Country for Old Men - Alison Young returns the affective processes of the cinematic image to the study of law, crime and violence. Engaging with legal theory, cultural criminology and film studies, the book unfolds both our attachment to the authority of law and our identification with the illicit. Its original contribution is to bring together the cultural fascination of crime with a nuanced account of what it means to watch cinema. The Scene of Violence shows how the spectator… Leer más

Cavendish Pub Ltd, 2010. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 200 pages. 9.06x6.06x0.55 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.