Watching the Cops: Essays on Police and Policing in 21st Century Film and Television - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1476689342 ISBN 13: 9781476689340

Verlag: McFarland, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

Globally, police officers are the object of unprecedented visual scrutiny. The use of mobile phones, CCTV and personal body cams means that police are not only being filmed on the job but are also filming themselves. In popular culture, police have featured heavily on the big screen since the era of silent shorts and on television since the 1930s. Their fictional portrayals today take on added significance in light of social unrest surrounding cases of police brutality and discrimination. These essays explore 21st century portrayals of police on film and television. Chapters often emphasize the Black Lives Matter movement and consider the tone, quality, appropriateness and intention of film and television featuring police activity. Extensively covered works include Mindhunter, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Cops, Criminal Minds and RoboCop, and among the major topics addressed are policing communities, hunting serial killers, police animals, and police in historic settings ranging from the 19th century through the present day and into science fiction futures.

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Marcus K. Harmes is a professor at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. He researches on British popular culture especially science fiction and horror. The late Barbara Harmes was an academic at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. Her research focused on English literature and higher education. The late Meredith A. Harmes taught at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia and had a research background in political science and British political history.

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• Verlag: McFarland
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1476689342
• ISBN 13: 9781476689340
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 298
• Herausgeber: Harmes Marcus K., Harmes Barbara, Harmes Meredith A.
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