Marita Sturken Livres

Thelma & Louise, directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri, sparked a remarkable public discussion about feminism, violence, and the representation of women in cinema on its release in 1991. Subject to media vilification for its apparent justification of armed robbery and manslaughter, it was a huge hit with audiences composed largely but not exclusively of women who cheered the fugitive central characters played by Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis. Marita Sturken examines Thelma & Louise as one of those rare films that encapsulates the politics of its time. She discusses the film's reworking of the outlaw genre, its reversal of gender roles, and its engagement with the complex relationship of women, guns adn the law. The insights of director Scott, screenwriter Khouri as well as Davis and Sarandon are deployed in an analysis of Thelma & Louise and the controversies it sparked. This is a compelling study of a landmark in 1990s American cinema. In her foreword to this new edition, Sturken looks back on the film's reception at the time of its release, and considers its continuing resonances and topicality in the age of #MeToo.

Introduction: The Politics of Memory in the Post-9/11 Era -- Monuments and Voids: The Proliferation of 9/11 Memory -- The Objects That Lived, the Voices That Remain: The 9/11 Museum -- Global Architecture, Patriotic Skyscrapers, and a Cathedral Shopping Mall: The Rebuilding of Lower Manhattan -- Visibility and Erasure: Memory and the "Global War on Terror" -- The Memory of Racial Terror: The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum.

Visual culture is central to how we communicate. Our lives are dominated by images and by visual technologies that allow for the local and global circulation of ideas, information, and politics. In this increasingly visual world, how can we best decipher and understand the many ways that our everyday lives are organized around looking practices and the many images we encounter each day? The book provides a comprehensive and engaging overview of how we understand a wide array of visual media and how we use images to express ourselves, to communicate, to play, and to learn. Marita Sturken and Lisa Cartwright examine the diverse range of approaches to visual analysis and lead students through key theories and concepts

Exploring the impact of national trauma on American culture, Marita Sturken examines how consumerism and kitsch reflect a longing for innocence. She delves into the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, highlighting debates over memorials and the architectural responses at Ground Zero. Additionally, Sturken analyzes the Oklahoma City bombing's legacy through the creation of the Oklahoma City National Memorial and the execution of Timothy McVeigh, revealing complex societal reactions to tragedy and memory.

Vizuální kultura a vizuální studia vymezují nové pole pro studium kulturní konstrukce vizuálna nejen v umění, ale i v médiích a každodenním životě. Tento směr zkoumání současné kulturní produkce pojímá vizuální obraz jako ohnisko procesů, kterými je vytvářen význam v kulturním kontextu. Přestože vliv obrazů na život společnosti stále vzrůstá, dlouho se o nich uvažovalo téměř výlučně v rámci tradičně definovaných kategorií „umění“, „fotografie“, „film“ či „masová média“. Každá z nich má své specifické tvůrce a aktéry, své segmenty publika a svou rétoriku. Studia vizuální kultury pojímají média a obrazy v jejich komplexním vztahu a usilují o vytvoření nové disciplíny, která by překonávala tradiční úzké pojetí vizuální kultury.