The The Invisibilities of Political Torture(English, Hardcover, Jung Berenike)

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The The Invisibilities of Political Torture(English, Hardcover, Jung Berenike) is written by Jung Berenike and published by Edinburgh University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1474436994 (ISBN 10) and 9781474436991 (ISBN 13).

Examines the ways in which moving images can help us better understand factual political tortureExamines role of images and film in (mis)understanding of tortureOffers synergised knowledge through comparative angle, exploring differences and continuities of torture cases which were documented to vastly different extentsIncludes key popular movies, independent films as well as serial televisionCombines serious film analysis with ethical-political questions and historically and theoretically informed researchExpands on the latest developments of comparative media scholarship, and integrates the nostalgic, material and affective turn" Academic work on the subject of torture tends to mirror public debates on its presumed utility