The Vigilante Thriller

Violence, Spectatorship and Identification in American Cinema, 1970-76

Dr Cary Edwards (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2024
Bloomsbury Academic USA (Verlag)
978-1-5013-9173-6 (ISBN)

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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.

Cary Edwards is a Lecturer in Film and Media at Boston College, UK, and Associate Lecturer at the University of Derby, UK. His research interests include political readings of popular cinema (with an emphasis on right wing ideologies) and film-violence. His writing has appeared in Horror Homeroom, Bright Lights Film Journal and on his own website www.cary-edwards.com.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	09.01.2024
Zusatzinfo	26 bw illus
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-5013-9173-9 / 1501391739
ISBN-13	978-1-5013-9173-6 / 9781501391736
Zustand	Neuware