1970年代アメリカ映画における暴力、観客、同一化 The Vigilante Thriller : Violence, Spectatorship and Identification in American Cinema, 1970-76

Edwards, Cary

Bloomsbury Academic USA（2024/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781501391736
• DDC分類 791.436556

Full Description

This is a detailed examination of vigilantism in 1970s American film, from its humble niche beginnings as a response to relaxing censorship laws to its growth into a unique subgenre of its own. Cary Edwards explores the contextual factors leading to this new cycle of films ranging from Joe (1970) and The French Connection (1971) to Dirty Harry (1971) and Taxi Driver (1976), all of which have been challenged by contemporary critics for their gratuitous, copycat-inspiring violence. Yet close analysis of these films reveals a recurring focus on the emerging moral panic of the 1970s, a problematisation of Law and Order's role in contemporary society, and an increasing awareness of the impossibility of American myths of identity.

Contents

Introduction

Part 1: The Historical Spectator and the Vigilante Thriller
1.Possibilities of Fascism
2.Violence and the (possible) effects of violence
3.Socio/Political Context
4.Redrawing the Other
5.Cinematic Contexts

Part 2: Spectatorship
1.Violence
2.Identifying the Gaze and Identification
3.Exploring the Gaze and Identification
4.Neurosis, Hysteria and Psychopathy
5.Violence, Identification and the Other

Conclusion

Bibliography
Index