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Shots in the Mirror


en Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 iul 2000
Movies play a central role in shaping our understanding of crime and the world generally, helping us define what is good and bad, desirable and unworthy, lawful and illicit, strong and weak. Crime films raise controversial issues about the distribution of social power and the meanings of deviance, and they provide a safe space for fantasies of rebellion, punishment, and the restoration of order. In this first comprehensive study of its kind, well-known criminologist Nicole Rafter examines the relationship between society and crime films from the perspectives of criminal justice, film history and technique, and sociology. Dealing with over 300 films ranging from gangster and cop to trial and prison movies, Shots in the Mirror concentrates on works in the Hollywood tradition but also identifies a darker strain of critical films that portray crime and punishment more bleakly.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780195129823
ISBN-10: 0195129822
Pagini: 216
Ilustrații: 6 halftones
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: OXFORD UNIV PR
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

1. The History of Crime Films, J. Andrew Todd, Jr.2. Why They Went Bad: Criminology in Crime Films3. Cop Films4. Courtroom Films--with Charles Alexander Hahn5. Prison and Execution Films6. The Heroes of Crime Films7. The Future of Crime FilmsAppendix: Films Cited with Release Dates

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"[Rafter's] strategy works well to fill a gap in the literature of 'criminological issues raised by movies'"--Choice |k No
"[Rafter's] strategy works well to fill a gap in the literature of 'criminological issues raised by movies'"--Choice
"This book can help sociologists who want to know more about crime stories... A terrific resource book for crime movies as documents... The brief comparative accounts of scenarios and character portrayals provide a kind of cultural map about the language of justice, discourses of fear, and the significance of the criminal-as-other. Let us find ways to use such a fine resource to enliven our courses and research, to find ways to tell the right stories."--Contemporary Sociology
"One of my favorite chapters (chapter 2) is the examination of the way in which criminologists drop discredited theories over time, but movies "recycle them" because they resonate with audience expectations that are measured by box office receipts."--Contemporary Sociology

Notă biografică

Nicole Hahn Rafter is Professor in the Law, Policy, and Society Program at Northeastern University.