{"product_id":"reconstructing-violence","title":"Reconstructing Violence","description":"In this bold study of cinematic depictions of violence in the south, Deborah E. Barker explores the ongoing legacy of the \"\"southern rape complex\"\" in American film. Taking as her starting point D. W. Griffith's infamous \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, Barker demonstrates how the tropes and imagery of the southern rape complex continue to assert themselves across a multitude of genres, time periods, and stylistic modes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from Gilles Deleuze's work on cinema, Barker examines plot, dialogue, and camera technique as she considers several films: \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Temple Drake\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), \u003ci\u003eSanctuary \u003c\/i\u003e(1958), \u003ci\u003eTouch of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e (1958), \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e (1962), and \u003ci\u003eCape Fear\u003c\/i\u003e (1962). Placing this body of analysis in the context of the historical periods when these films appeared and the literary sources on which they are based, Barker reveals the protean power of cinematic racialized violence amid the shifting cultural and political landscapes of the South and the nation as a whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy focusing on familiar literary and cinematic texts - each produced or set during moments of national crisis such as the Great Depression or the civil rights movement - Barker's \u003ci\u003eReconstructing Violence\u003c\/i\u003e offers fresh insights into the anxiety that has underpinned sexual and racial violence in cinematic representations of the South.","brand":"Louisiana State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55807690899800,"sku":"9780807160626","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780807160626.jpg?v=1778679964","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/reconstructing-violence","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}