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Autore: | Han Qijun |
Titolo: | Infectious inequalities : epidemics, trust, and social vulnerabilities in cinema / / Qijun Han and Daniel R. Curtis |
Pubblicazione: | Taylor & Francis, 2022 |
Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , [2022] | |
©2022 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (166 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina: | 791.4361 |
Soggetto topico: | Epidemics in motion pictures |
Soggetto non controllato: | Cinema |
Epidemics | |
Film Studies | |
Social Vulnerability | |
Persona (resp. second.): | CurtisDaniel R. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Understanding epidemics through the cinematic lens -- Societal responses to epidemics: immorality and resistance -- Suspicious minds: cinematic depiction of distrust during epidemics -- Bridging the gap: epidemics, public health workers, and "heroism" in cinematic perspective -- From spreaders to sacrifice: cinematic representation of women during epidemics -- Between urban depravity and rural backwardness: cinematic depiction of poverty during epidemics -- Conclusion: epidemics and cinema in an age of COVID-19 -- Appendix: filmography of films depicting epidemics. |
Sommario/riassunto: | "This book explores societal vulnerabilities highlighted within cinema and develops an interpretive framework for understanding the depiction of societal responses to epidemic disease outbreaks across cinematic history. Drawing on a large database of twentieth- and twenty-first-century films depicting epidemics, the study looks into issues including trust, distrust, and mistrust; different epidemic experiences down the lines of expertise, gender, and wealth; and the difficulties in visualizing the invisible pathogen on screen. The authors argue that epidemics have long been presented in cinema as forming a point of cohesion for the communities portrayed, as individuals and groups "from below" represented as characters in these films find solidarity in a common enemy comprising of elite institutions and authority figures. Throughout the book, a central question is also posed: "cohesion for whom?", which sheds light on the inequality and contingency of the depicted subjects and embodiment of the characters. This book is a valuable reference for scholars and students of film studies and visual studies as well as academic and general readers interested in topics of films and history, and disease and society"-- Provided by publisher. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Infectious inequalities |
ISBN: | 1-00-326166-3 |
1-000-54076-6 | |
1-003-26166-3 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910513699303321 |
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