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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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Taylor & Francis
2022
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Material religion
Année: 2022, Volume: 18, Numéro: 2, Pages: 250-276 |
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Scopes, John Thomas 1900-1970
/ Inherit the wind
/ Cartoon
/ Process
/ Depiction
/ Feeling
/ Dignity
/ Disgrace
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophie de la religion AD Sociologie des religions CD Christianisme et culture CH Christianisme et société KAJ Époque contemporaine KBQ Amérique du Nord ZG Sociologie des médias; médias numériques; Sciences de l'information et de la communication |
Sujets non-standardisés: | 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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Résumé: | 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 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: Material religion
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/17432200.2022.2048604 |