To See the Saw Movies

Essays on Torture Porn and Post–9/11 Horror

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Sous la direction de James Aston et John Walliss

Type

Essays

Sujet

Genre > Horror

Mots Clés

horror, pornographic films, sociology, 21st century

Année d'édition

2013

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 208 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-7089-1

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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.

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