The Subject of Torture: Psychoanalysis and Biopolitics in Television and Film

by Hilary Neroni

Book Overview

Considering representations of torture in such television series as 24 , Alias , and Homeland ; the documentaries Taxi to the Dark Side (2007), Ghosts of Abu Ghraib (2007), and Standard Operating Procedure (2008); and "torture porn" feature films from the Saw and Hostel series, Hilary Neroni unites aesthetic and theoretical analysis to provide a unique portal into theorizing biopower and its relation to the desiring subject. Her work ultimately showcases...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231170718
• ISBN13: 9780231170710
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher