Freedom and Vengeance on Film: Precarious Lives and the Politics of Subjectivity

by Robert Watkins

Book Overview

Films both reflect and construct social reality, especially in the way they employ, affirm and critique the discourses through which we grasp political life. This book examines five contemporary feature films that engage our deep attachments to two core political ideas freedom and vengeance asking: what do audiences learn about freedom and vengeance from film, and what are the political consequences of the reproduction or disruption of their meanings?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784530107
• ISBN13: 9781784530105
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"