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中图分类法:
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J905 版次： |
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著者:
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Qijun, Han, |
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题名:
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Infectious inequalities : [ epidemics, trust, and social vulnerabilities in cinema /] / , |
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载体形态:
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156 pages ; 24 cm. |
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内容提要:
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"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"-- |
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主题词:
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Epidemics in motion pictures. |
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主题词:
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Motion pictures History 20th century. |
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Motion pictures History 21st century. |
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主题词:
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Motion pictures Social aspects. |
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主要责任者:
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Curtis, Daniel R., |