The Invisibilities of Political Torture
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Representations of torture
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torture debates
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- ISBN 9781474436991
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 08 Jul 2020
- Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Examines the ways in which moving images can help us better understand factual political torture
Examines role of images and film in (mis)understanding of torture
Offers synergised knowledge through comparative angle, exploring differences and continuities of torture cases which were documented to vastly different extents
Includes key popular movies, independent films as well as serial television
Combines serious film analysis with ethical-political questions and historically and theoretically informed research
Expands on the latest developments of comparative media scholarship, and integrates the nostalgic, material and affective turn"
Academic work on the subject of torture tends to mirror public debates on its presumed utility
Dr Berenike Jung is an Early Career Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study at the University of Warwick
