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“Grappling with the social, emotional, and aesthetic dilemmas that von Trier’s films put into the spectator’s court, this book pushes philosophy and aesthetics to take up vast queries about value, destruction, racial and gender domination, and the end of the world. Uncovering how von Trier’s cinema circumscribes fantasy, the creation of meanings for life, and a loss of meaningfulness, this anthology signals a role for art and performance in crafting those investments and commitments.” –Monique Roelofs, Professor of Philosophy at Hampshire College and Karl Loewenstein Fellow and Visiting Professor of Political Science at Amherst College, is the author of The Cultural Promise of the Aesthetic (2014) and Arts of Address: Being Alive to Language and the World (2020). The films of Lars von Trier offer unique opportunities for thinking deeply about how Philosophy and Cinema speak to one another. The book addresses von Trier’s films in order of their release. The earlier chapters discuss his Golden Heart trilogy and USA: Land of Opportunities series by addressing issues of potential misogyny, ethical critique, and racial justice. The later chapters focus on his Depression Trilogy and address the undermining of gender binaries, the psychoanalytic meaning of the sacrifice of children and depression, and philosophical questions provoked by the depiction of the end of the world. Taken together, the volume explores the topics of Philosophical Psychology, Social Theory, Political Theory, Theories of the Self, Philosophy of Race, and Feminist Thought, and opens a conversation about von Trier’s important work.

Motion pictures-European influen. --- Philosophy. --- Psychoanalysis. --- European Cinema and TV. --- Philosophy of Man. --- Psychology --- Psychology, Pathological --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities --- Motion pictures—European influences.

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"This book scrutinises how political actors in the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) have articulated the security-democracy nexus in their discourses. Security crises expose political leaders to an uncomfortable dilemma: guaranteeing the safety of citizens while at the same time preserving democratic principles, basic rights and liberties. In this respect, Israel represents an archetypical case. Defining itself as a democracy, the state of Israel has been in quasi-constant conflict with its neighbouring countries while facing terror attacks repeatedly. This situation has resulted in the upholding of the state of emergency since the establishment of the state in 1948 and in the enactment of security measures that are often in conflict with democratic values. The tension between security and democracy is not a new question: it has been at the centre of political thought from Rousseau and Locke to Lasswell and Dahl and stood at the core of political debates after 9/11 and the 2005 terror attacks in London. Many studies have questioned how political actors manage this tension or how they could-- properly --balance security and democracy. Yet, in spite of the abundant literature on the issue, the manner in which political actors conceptualise and frame this tension has been rarely explored. Even less has been said on the effects of this conceptualisation on the democratic regime. Drawing on discourse theory and on an innovative narrative analysis, the book examines 40 debates held in the Knesset on security-oriented laws enacted in two different contexts: the period of relative calm preceding the first Palestinian intifada (1987) and the period following the eruption of the second intifada (2000). More specifically, three types of laws and discussions are examined: laws establishing a relation between freedom of expression and security; laws linking the category of 'the enemy' to democracy; and finally those connecting the right to family unification and residence of Palestinians with terrorism. Through a comparative analysis of the political actors' discourses in 1985 and between 2000 and 2011, the study demonstrates that two main narratives have constantly competed: on the one hand a marginal narrative anchored in basic rights and on the other a defensive democracy narrative, which has become dominant. The latter has legitimised the restriction of freedom of expression, freedom to participate in elections, freedom of movement or the right to citizenship. The book shows how the increasing dominance of the defensive democracy narrative has had a fundamental impact in reshaping the polity and the identity of Israel's democratic regime. The analysis ultimately opens the possibility to rethink the conventional approach of the security-democracy dilemma and to reflect on processes in other states, such as the United Kingdom or the United States during different security crises.This book will be of much interest to students of critical security studies, Israeli politics, democracy studies, political theory and IR in general"-- "This book scrutinises how political actors in the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) have articulated the security-democracy nexus in their discourses. Since the establishment of the Israeli state in 1948, Israel has been in a state of quasi-constant conflict and, as a result, has been employing security measures that are often in conflict with democratic values. The tension between security and democracy and the ability of political actors to manage this tension is not a new question. Yet, in spite of the abundant literature on the issue, the manner in which political actors conceptualise and frame this tension has been rarely explored. Even less has been said on the effects of this conceptualisation on the democratic regime. Through a comparative analysis of the political actors' discourses, this work demonstrates that two main narratives have constantly competed: on the one hand a marginal narrative anchored in basic rights and on the other a defensive democracy narrative. The book shows how the increasing dominance of the defensive democracy narrative has had a fundamental impact in reshaping the polity and the identity of Israel's democratic regime. The analysis ultimately opens the possibility to rethink the conventional approach of the security-democracy dilemma and to reflect on processes in other states during different security crises. This book will be of much interest to students of critical security studies, Israeli politics, democracy studies, political theory and IR in general"--

National security --- Arab-Israeli conflict --- Rule of law --- Sécurité nationale --- Conflit israélo-arabe --- Règle de droit --- Law and legislation --- Influence --- Droit --- Israel. --- Influence. --- Israel --- Israël --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement --- Influen --- Sécurité nationale --- Conflit israélo-arabe --- Règle de droit --- Israël --- National security - Law and legislation - Israel --- Arab-Israeli conflict - 1993- - Influen --- Rule of law - Israel --- Israel - Politics and government - 1993 --- -National security - Law and legislation - Israel --- -National security

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This book provides a unique examination of the way Europe’s past is represented on contemporary screens and what this says about contemporary cultural attitudes to history. How do historical dramas come to TV and cinema screens across Europe? How is this shaped by the policies and practices of cultural institutions, from media funding boards to tourist agencies and heritage sites? Who watches these productions and how are they consumed in cinemas, on TV and online?, are just some of the questions this volume seeks to answer. From The Lives of Others to Game of Thrones, historical dramas are a particularly visible part of mainstream European film production, often generating major national debates on the role of the past in contemporary national identity construction.

Culture --- Communication. --- Motion pictures --- History. --- Cultural and Media Studies. --- Media Studies. --- History, general. --- European Cinema. --- Study and teaching. --- European influences. --- Cinéma --- Histoire --- Histoire. --- Motion pictures-European influen. --- European Cinema and TV. --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Communication, Primitive --- Mass communication --- Sociology --- Motion pictures—European influences. --- Europe --- Europe. --- In motion pictures. --- Council of Europe countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia

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This book investigates screen representations of 21st century nationalism—arguably the most urgent and apparent phenomenon in the Western world today. The chapters explore recurrent thematic and stylistic features of 21st century western European cinema, and analyse the ways in which film responds to contemporary developments of mounting tensions and increasing hostilities to difference. The collection blends incisive sociological and historical engagement with close textual analysis of many types of screen media, including popular cinema, art-house productions, low-budget independent work, documentary and video installation. Identifying motifs of nationhood and indigeneity throughout, the contributors of this volume present important perspectives and a timely cultural response to the contemporary moment of nationalism.

Nationalism in motion pictures. --- Motion pictures --- History. --- Motion picture plays --- Motion picture plots --- Plots (Drama, novel, etc.) --- Film genres --- Themes, motives --- Motion pictures-European influen. --- Ethnology-Europe. --- European Union. --- European Cinema and TV. --- European Culture. --- European Union Politics. --- Motion pictures—European influences. --- Ethnology—Europe.

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This edited volume examines the historical, political, cultural, and aesthetic implications of re-visiting Restoration Spain (1874-1931) in television costume dramas produced since 2000. Contributors analyze, from different theoretical approaches and disciplinary perspectives, the appeal that the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries hold for twenty-first-century Spanish audiences, as well as for international viewers who consume these programs through new media platforms. Themes and issues explored include: the production of televisual heritage, representations of period technologies, evolving constructions of gender, hybridization of television genres, and television as historian. Expanding the scope of inquiry in Spanish media studies, this collection seeks to bring Spain into wider discussions of media and historical representation and visual and material culture in Europe, the Americas, and beyond.

Motion pictures --- Cinema --- Feature films --- Films --- Movies --- Moving-pictures --- Audio-visual materials --- Mass media --- Performing arts --- History --- History and criticism --- Motion pictures-European influen. --- Ethnology-Europe. --- Film genres. --- Motion pictures. --- European Cinema and TV. --- European Culture. --- Genre. --- Close Reading. --- Film/TV Industry. --- Genre films --- Genres, Film --- Motion picture genres --- Plots, themes, etc. --- Motion pictures—European influences. --- Ethnology—Europe.