Celluloid Mischief Taylor & Francis Ltd

Thebookexamines the portrayal of wrongdoing and ´deviant´ behavior in film. The premise is that films are material products of both individual and collective imagination that reflect the values and norms of the society that produce them. Motion pictures embody information about the social world, they constitute a universe of raw particulars that await excavation and analysis. By applying the appropriate approach, what happens on the screen can guide us to an understanding of society and culture....