Screening torture : media representations of state terror and political domination /

Before 9/11, films outside of the horror/slasher genre that addressed torture depicted the practice in a variety of forms. In most cases, torture was cast as the act of a desperate and often depraved individual, and the viewer was more likely to identify with the victim rather than the torturer. Sin...

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Other Authors: Flynn, Michael, 1962- (Editor), Salek, Fabiola F. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
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