Visions of Contempt: Emotion and the Visual Culture of the Scopes Trial
This article examines the visual culture of the 1925 Scopes Trial, including editorial cartoons from contemporary periodicals and the 1960 film version of Inherit the Wind. Combining studies of material religion with affect theory, it suggests that this network of imagery instantiates an "econo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2022
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| In: |
Material religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 250-276 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Scopes, John Thomas 1900-1970
/ Inherit the wind
/ Cartoon
/ Process
/ Depiction
/ Feeling
/ Dignity
/ Disgrace
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CD Christianity and Culture CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
Scopes Trial
B Visual Culture B Science and religion B Shame B Fundamentalism B White Supremacy B Racism B Affect B American Religion |
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| Summary: | This article examines the visual culture of the 1925 Scopes Trial, including editorial cartoons from contemporary periodicals and the 1960 film version of Inherit the Wind. Combining studies of material religion with affect theory, it suggests that this network of imagery instantiates an "economy of dignity" in which different factions seek to consolidate their positions through visual representations of shame and pride. Content Warning: This article contains racist imagery. |
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| ISSN: | 1751-8342 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Material religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/17432200.2022.2048604 |