Patterns of Symbolic Violence
Author | : Radmila Mladenova |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2020-10-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 101329369X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781013293696 |
Rating | : 4/5 (696 Downloads) |
Download or read book Patterns of Symbolic Violence written by Radmila Mladenova and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a number of paradigmatic works of art, the book explores the motif of 'gypsy' child-theft and its visualisations. The analytical focus is on the colour coding of bodies in texts and images and their racialised/anti-gypsy uses. Offering a comprehensive survey of the motif's adaptations to different visual media, the author elaborates on its multiple layers of meaning and functions. The analysis starts with a critical review of Cervantes' tale "La gitanilla", moving through seventeenth-century Dutch history painting to take a cursory look at nineteenth-century printed images, and end up with an annotated filmography of 49 cinematic works. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.