The Subject of Torture

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The Subject of Torture is written by Hilary Neroni and published by Columbia University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0231539142 (ISBN 10) and 9780231539142 (ISBN 13).

Considering representations of torture in such television series as 24, Alias, and Homeland; the documentaries Taxi to the Dark Side (2007), Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (2007), and Standard Operating Procedure (2008); and "torture porn" feature films from the Saw and Hostel series, Hilary Neroni unites aesthetic and theoretical analysis to provide a unique portal into theorizing biopower and its relation to the desiring subject. Her work ultimately showcases film and television studies' singular ability to expose and potentially disable the fantasies that sustain torture and the regimes that deploy it.