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POV Horror
Drawing together strands of film theory and psychology, this book offers a fresh assessment of the found footage horror subgenre. It reconceptualizes landmark films--including The Blair Witch Project (1999), Cloverfield (2008), Paranormal Activity (2009), and Man Bites Dog (1992)--as depictions of the lived experience and social legacy of psychological trauma. The author demonstrates how the frantic cinematography and ambiguous formulation of the monster evokes the shocked and disoriented cognition of the traumatized mind. Moreover, the frightening effect of trauma on society is shown to be a recurring theme across the subgenre. Close textual analysis is given to a wide range of films over several decades, including titles that have yet to receive any academic attention. Divided into four distinct sections, the book examines how found footage horror films represent the effects of historical and contemporary traumatic events on Western societies, the vicarious spread of traumatic experiences via mass media, the sublimation of domestic abuse into haunted houses, and the viewer's identification with the monster as an embodiment of perpetrator trauma.
Horror Comes Home
Home, we are taught from childhood, is safe. Home is a refuge that keeps the monsters out--until it isn't. This collection of new essays focuses on genre horror movies in which the home is central to the narrative, whether as refuge, prison, menace or supernatural battleground. The contributors explore the shifting role of the home as both a source and a mitigator of the terrors of this world, and the next. Well known films are covered--including Psycho, Get Out, Insidious: The Last Key and Winchester House--along with films produced outside the U.S. by directors such as Alejandro Amenabar (The Others), Hideo Nakata (Ringu) and Guillermo Del Toro (The Orphanage), and often overlooked classics like Alfred Hitchcock's The Lodger.
Mind the Inclusion Gap
Diversity programmes are everywhere. But despite all the intention and focus, progress is painfully slow. Homophobia, transphobia, racism and misogyny remain stubbornly pervasive, and unfortunately, many inclusion programmes do more to create negativity toward the diversity agenda than they do to bring about measurable and lasting change. Why isn’t change happening more rapidly? What are we doing wrong? Or better yet, what should we be doing differently if we want to drive different outcomes? Although most of us are curious about diversity, and some would go so far as to call ourselves allies, very few of us are skilled in inclusion. In the absence of knowing what to do, we double down on being nice and hope that will be enough. Unfortunately, this optimistic attitude may harm as much as help. This book is for anyone who wants to dive into the complex task of supporting diversity and increasing inclusion. It’s filled with insight and practical know-how. It will help you navigate the polarised and divisive issues we face, and move beyond just talking about diversity to playing an active role in shaping an inclusive future.
Umění a nová média
Název publikace Umění a nová média vymezuje pole zájmu autorského kolektivu, ale také taktiky pohybu tímto polem. Slovní spojení umění a nová média poukazuje k výzkumu vzájemných vlivů, referencí a fúzí umělecké kreativity a techniky, především informačních a komunikačních aparátů (od rozhlasu, přes první počítačovou grafiku, po virtuální světy a světovou počítačovou síť), jak se rozvíjel a proměňoval v průběhu 20. a začátku 21. století. Pozornost je věnována zejména těm momentům, kdy jednotlivá média byla „nová“ a v jejich recepci se zvlášť zřetelně odrážely naděje a obavy, které byly do nich promítány. Předkládaná kolektivní monografie završuje práci řešitelského týmu Ústavu hudební vědy Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity na výzkumu funkcí techniky při vzniku a provozování múzického díla, který byl umožněn díky grantové podpoře Centra základního výzkumu AMU&MU.
