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

About the Author
Dr Berenike Jung is an Early Career Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study at the University of Warwick


Book Information
ISBN 9781474436991
Author Berenike Jung
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Edinburgh University Press
Publisher Edinburgh University Press