Lights, Camera, Execution!

Cinematic Portrayals of Capital Punishment

AvHelen J. Knowles-Gardner,Bruce E. Altschuler

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

Lights, Camera, Execution!: Cinematic Portrayals of Capital Punishment fills a prominent void in the existing film studies and death penalty literature. Each chapter focuses on a particular cinematic portrayal of the death penalty in the United States. Some of the analyzed films are well-known Hollywood blockbusters, such as Dead Man Walking (1995); others are more obscure, such as the made-for-television movie Murder in Coweta County (1983). By contrasting different portrayals where appropriate and identifying themes common to many of the studied films – such as the concept of dignity and the role of race (and racial discrimination) – the volume strengthens the reader’s ability to engage in comparative analysis of topics, stories, and cinematic techniques.Written by three professors with extensive experience teaching, and writing about the death penalty, film studies, and criminal justice, Lights, Camera, Execution! is deliberately designed for both classroom use and general readership.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-10-16
Mått:159 x 236 x 19 mm
Vikt:426 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Politics, Literature, & Film
Antal sidor:196
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781498579667

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Helen J. Knowles is associate professor of political science at the State University of New York at Oswego.Bruce Altschuler is professor emeritus at the State University of New York at Oswego.Jaclyn Schildkraut is associate professor of criminal justice at the State University of New York at Oswego.

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Lights, Camera, Execution! is an innovative and creative resource for those interested in better understanding the complexities surrounding society’s desire for vengeance and capital punishment. The authors, Knowles, Altschuler, and Schildkraut, pen an outstanding summary and assessment of historical and contemporary times related to the death penalty. Using filmmaking, the authors effectively persuade the reader that capital punishment in America should not be viewed as isolated to specific crimes or defendants.... Lights, Camera, Execution! cites all of the contemporary legal scholars researching capital punishment, most notably Austin Sarat. Like Sarat, Knowles, Altschuler, and Schildkraut provide context to the discussion on capital punishment in the United States. They use film to show the racial, class-based, moral, and democratic ideals that impact the historical and contemporary debates. While the death penalty remains a controversial issue and one oftentimes used in classes to spark conversation, it is a complex issue that legal scholars and Hollywood will continue to consider, if only to better understand notions of retribution and vengeance.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 – Murder in Coweta County: No Man is Above the LawChapter 2 – The Thin Blue Line: The Search for TruthChapter 3 – Dead Man Walking: Redemption for the GuiltyChapter 4 – The Life of David Gale: A Paradoxical ExecutionChapter 5 – A Lesson Before Dying: A Dignified Date with DeathChapter 6 – The Green Mile: An Extraordinary Look into Death RowChapter 7 – The Chamber: “Take A Deep Breath”Chapter 8 – Last Dance: A Tango Between Life and Death Chapter 9 – Monster’s Ball: Understanding the Broader Impact