Refugees as Innocent Bodies, Directors as Political Activists: Humanitarianism and Compassion in European Cinema

This article explores the ways in which refugees and humanitarianism appear in European film productions. It argues that European films often present images of innocent and victimized refugees in order to raise compassion of their liberal spectators. In the meanwhile their directors are praised for...

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Main Author: Ipek Celik-Rappas
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Córdova; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas 2017-04-01
Series:Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios sobre Cuerpos, Emociones y Sociedad
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Online Access:http://relaces.com.ar/index.php/relaces/article/view/526
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