To See the Saw Movies: Essays on Torture Porn and Post-9/11 Horror by James Asto
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- To See the Saw Movies
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
0786470895
ISBN-13
9780786470891
eBay Product ID (ePID)
160174663
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Publication Name
To See the Saw Movies : Essays on Torture Porn and Post-9/11 Horror
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Subject
Film / Genres / Horror, Film / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
10.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2013-016087
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"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 ., "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 .
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.436164
Table Of Content
Table of Contents Introduction (James Aston and John Walliss) "I've never murdered anyone in my life. The decisions are up to them": Ethical Guidance and the Turn Toward Cultural Pessimism (James Aston and John Walliss) Body Horror (Ben McCann) The Spectacle of Correction: Video Games, Movies and Control (Evangelos Tziallas) From Jigsaw to Phibes: God, Free Will and Foreknowledge in Conict (Fernando G. Pagnoni Berns and Amy M. Davis) A Voice and Something More: Jigsaw as Acousmêtre and Existential Guru (Brian H. Collins) Twisted Pictures: Morality, Nihilism and Symbolic Suicide (Steve Jones) The Jigsaw Assemblage (Jacob Huntley) Work Is Hell: Life in the Mannequin Factory (Dean Lockwood) Monstrous Bodies and Gendered Abjection (Madeleine Smith) Hearing the Game: Sound Design (Jeffrey Bullins) About the Contributors Index
Synopsis
This is the first edited collection addressing the Saw franchise, which to date is the highest grossing horror series of all time. The films are often derided by critics as ""torture porn"", and as just an excuse to show blood and gore. This collection of fresh essays by academic authors from Europe, America and Australia addresses the cultural, religious and philosophical themes that run through the films., 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.
LC Classification Number
PN1995.9.H6
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