{"product_id":"urban-crime-control-in-cinema-fallen-guardians-and-the-ideology-of-repression-hardcover","title":"Urban Crime Control in Cinema: Fallen Guardians and the Ideology of Repression - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVladimir Rizov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book uses popular films to understand the convergence of crime control and the ideology of repression in contemporary capitalism. It focuses on the cinematic figure of the fallen guardian, a protagonist who, in the course of a narrative, falls from grace and becomes an enemy of the established social order. The fallen guardian is a figure that allows for the analysis of a particular crime control measure through the perspective of both an enforcer and a target. The very notion of 'justice' is challenged, and questions are posed in relation to the role that films assume in the reproduction of policing as it is. In doing so, the book combines a historical far-reaching perspective with popular culture analysis. At the core remains the value of the cinematic figure of the fallen guardian for contemporary understandings of urban space and urban crime control and how films are clear examples of the ways in which the ideology of repression is reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book questions the justifications that are often given for social control in cities and understands cinema as a medium for offering critique of such processes and justifications. Explored are the crime control measures of private policing in relation to \u003ci\u003eRoboCop\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), preventative policing and \u003ci\u003eMinority Report\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), mass incarceration in \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Knight Rises\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and extra-judicial killing in \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner 2049\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). The book speaks to those interested in crime control in critical criminology, cultural criminology, urban studies, and beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book uses popular films to understand the convergence of crime control and the ideology of repression in contemporary capitalism. It focuses on the cinematic figure of the fallen guardian, a protagonist who, in the course of a narrative, falls from grace and becomes an enemy of the established social order. The fallen guardian is a figure that allows for the analysis of a particular crime control measure through the perspective of both an enforcer and a target. The very notion of 'justice' is challenged, and questions are posed in relation to the role that films assume in the reproduction of policing as it is. In doing so, the book combines a historical far-reaching perspective with popular culture analysis. At the core remains the value of the cinematic figure of the fallen guardian for contemporary understandings of urban space and urban crime control and how films are clear examples of the ways in which the ideology of repression is reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book questions the justifications that are often given for social control in cities and understands cinema as a medium for offering critique of such processes and justifications. Explored are the crime control measures of private policing in relation to \u003ci\u003eRoboCop\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), preventative policing and \u003ci\u003eMinority Report\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), mass incarceration in \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Knight Rises\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and extra-judicial killing in \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner 2049\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). The book speaks to those interested in crime control in critical criminology, cultural criminology, urban studies, and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eVladimir Rizov\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Winchester, UK. He researches the history of documentary photography in relation to urban studies, the development of video game photography, and the cinematic representation of crime control. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eCITY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheory, Culture \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Aesthetic Education\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Urban History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVladimir Rizov\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Winchester, UK. He researches the history of documentary photography in relation to urban studies, the development of video game photography, and the cinematic representation of crime control. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eCITY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTheory, Culture \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Aesthetic Education\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Urban History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42121704439943,"sku":"9783031129773","price":194.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/28ba564244f82da6624eada7ae9fd43b.webp?v=1732555373","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/urban-crime-control-in-cinema-fallen-guardians-and-the-ideology-of-repression-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}