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Ott, Brian L. "The Visceral Politics of V for Vendetta: On political affect in cinema." Critical Studies in Media Communication 27. (2010): 39–54. Added by: joachim (04/03/2014, 10:40) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1080/15295030903554359 BibTeX citation key: Otto2010 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "V for Vendetta", Adaptation, Film, Film adaptation, Lloyd. David, Media effects, Moore. Alan, Politics, Popular culture, Rhetoric, United Kingdom Creators: Ott Collection: Critical Studies in Media Communication |
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This essay concerns the role of political affect in cinema. As a case study, I analyze the 2006 film V for Vendetta as cinematic rhetoric. Adopting a multi-modal approach that focuses on the interplay of discourse, figure, and ground, I contend that the film mobilizes viewers at a visceral level to reject a politics of apathy in favor of a politics of democratic struggle. Based on the analysis, I draw conclusions related to the evaluation of cinematic rhetoric, the political import of mass art, and the character and role of affect in politics.
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