Queasy Questions about Media Effects

Chris, Cynthia

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“…With any fi ctional work, the intended response is not always elicited and so it can be diffi cult, if not impossible, to have a rape scene that does not trigger an uncomfortable visceral response in rape survivors, as well as in those who have not experienced rape (Chris 2013). Although this is not true of all survivors, there are some who recognise that sexual violence should not be exempt from artistic expression; it just needs to be represented with more sensitivity (Friedman 2014).…”

Section: Hei-lei Chengmentioning

confidence: 99%

Visualising Shattered Lives: Potentiality in Representations of Rape Victimisation in Contemporary Japan

Cheng¹

2016

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Th is article examines how cinematic representations of rape can challenge the silence which surrounds the issue of rape and sexual violence in Japan. A textual analysis of two contemporary fi ctional Japanese fi lms, DV: Domestic Violence [2005] and The Ravine of Goodbye [2013], was performed to illustrate how fi lmmakers can use narrative and cinematographic techniques to infl uence the viewer to refl ect upon their attitudes to rape and rape victims. By examining how these two fi lms depict rape and rape recovery, this article argues that there is discursive potential inherent within cinema to shape our imaginations and ideals about the world. But while the fi lmmaker can construct rape representations that encourage refl ection, how the viewer decides to engage with the fi lm has bearing on whether this potential for refl ection is realised.

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Section: Hei-lei Chengmentioning

confidence: 99%