Infectious inequalities : epidemics, trust, and social vulnerabilities in cinema / / Qijun Han and Daniel R. Curtis

• Autore: Han Qijun
• 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
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II