Abject Pleasures In The Cinematic Av Aaron Kerner

Examines the cinematic strategies that elicit visceral pleasure in the face of content that is crass, politically problematic, or unethical Discusses the ways in which the cinematic elicits pleasurable sensations Emphasizes the pleasure drawn from abject content Focuses squarely on the visceral experience, as distinct from the emotional appeal of the cinematic Abject Pleasures in the Cinematic examines the cinematic strategies that elicit visceral pleasure tears, goosebumps, sexual arousal, laughter even in the face of content that is crass, politically problematic, or unethical. While there might be a progressive predisposition within our discipline, affect pledges no allegiance to any particular political inclination. Progressives, or progressive content, does not hold a monopoly on affect. The beautiful has no inherent bond to the good (i.e., morally good, or having cultural merit), rather it is an affective experience, and it might come to us in the most unlikely and unsavory