Iconoclasm in European Cinema
The Ethics and Aesthetics of Image Destruction
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
Av Chiara Quaranta, University of Edinburgh) Quaranta, Chiara (Teaching Fellow in Film Studies
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Exploring anti-mimesis and image destruction in Western European films, Iconoclasm in European Cinema: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Image Destruction offers the first comprehensive study of philosophical iconoclasm in cinema. Drawing on continental philosophy of the image, medieval theology and recent developments in film ethics, it investigates the aesthetic and ethical significance of destroying certain film images, both literally (via damages to the filmstrip) and metaphorically (through blank screens, altered motion and disruptive sounds). Analysing the work of various filmmakers, the book considers iconoclastic gestures against the film image's ability to mimetically represent contents on the verge of the invisible and the ineffable. This book demonstrates that the overlooked issue of iconoclasm in film is essential for understanding contemporary attitudes towards images and argues that cinematic iconoclasm can encourage an ethics of (in)visibility by questioning the limits of our right to see and show something on a screen.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2025-05-30
- Mått156 x 234 x 13 mm
- Vikt345 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor240
- FörlagEdinburgh University Press
- ISBN9781474494465