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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821198603321

Autore

Hashamova Yana

Titolo

Screening trafficking : prudent and perilous / / Yana Hashamova

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Budapest ; ; New York, New York : , : Central European University Press, , 2018

ISBN

9633862132

9789633862131

9633862124

9789633862124

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 pages)

Disciplina

791.436556

Soggetti

Human trafficking in motion pictures

Human trafficking

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part one. The viewer. Social, political, and cultural conditions affecting trafficking and its perception ; NGO prevention campaigns and their audiences ; Cross-cultural discussion of attitudes toward trafficking – Part two. The representation. Western feature films and media ; East European feature films and NGO media ; Trauma: screening violence and the “Viewer-Witness”

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines film and media representations of the social, political, and economic issue of human trafficking, one of the most dramatic challenges of today's globalized world. Productively combining field work at NGOs in South Eastern Europe, social science data discussion, and analysis of Western and East European anti-trafficking film and media and their reception in the United States and in the Balkans, Hashamova uncovers the tension between the global flow of trafficking images and their local comprehension. The detailed critical analysis of documentaries, feature films, video clips, and NGOs' media materials and their varied spectators' responses explores the flaws of these products and the ideological structures that define them and their audiences. Acknowledging the uneven quality and potential impact of all films and media products, the book, guided by trauma



theory, concludes with an analysis of their effectiveness and ability to shock the viewer and create a citizen who is ready to take action against trafficking. The book seeks to explain why, despite the attention to the problem, communities continue to grapple with indifference, denial, and turning a blind eye to the existence of trafficking. Screening Trafficking: Prudent and Perilous offers fresh insights to readers interested in human trafficking and its representations as well as policymakers who are invested in well-informed decisions.