Spectacles of Blood

A Study of Masculinity and Violence in Postcolonial Films

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Sous la direction de Swaralipi Nandi et Esha Chatterjee

Type: Studies
Sujet: Sociology
Mots Clés: violence, masculinity
Année d'édition: 2013
Editeur: Zubaan Books
Langue: anglais

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Hardcover • 200 pages
5 ½ x 8 ¾ inches (14 x 22 cm)

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978-93-81017-15-9

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Description de l'ouvrage:
This superb collection of essays illuminates the film portrayal of violence, masculinity, and power in a postcolonial context, showing how the cinema challenges, normalizes, or contests these major issues. Taking an interdisciplinary and comparative approach, drawing from literature, sociology, and media studies, the essays shed light on films about societal violence in postcolonial cultures, whether it be terrorism, suicide bombings, the underworld, organized crime, or mob violence.

The contributors to Spectacles of Blood look at the dynamics of the representation of these issues as cinematic plots and techniques, drawing attention to the affective value of the films in generating and foregrounding the feelings invoked by the onscreen violence, and the impact of these emotions on the formation of national and cosmopolitan identity. International in scope, covering films from Europe, Asia, and Latin America, these essays enrich both literary studies and social studies with a nuanced borrowing and intermixing of their primary texts and modes of interpretation.

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