On the Act of Looking : Reading Joshua Oppenheimer's Diptych: the Act of Killing and the Look of Silence.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Butler, Rex, editor.

Denny, David, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collective memory and motion pictures.

Indonesia--History--Coup d'état, 1965.

Indonesia.

Political violence in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

A collection of multi-disciplinary essays that analyses the formal, historical, ethical, and political significance of Joshua Oppenheimer's ground-breaking documentary films The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence.

Contents:

1. Introduction: The Look of Silence at the Act of Killing Rex Butler (Monash University, Australia) 2. An Interview with Putu Oka Sukanta and Galuh Wandita Rex Butler (Monash University, Australia) and David Denny (teacher of Philosophy, USA) 3. Thinking of Joshua for My Country, Indonesia Martin Aleida (Journalist, Indonesia) 4. A Conversation about The Act of Killing Niels Pagh Anderson (Norwegian National Film School, Norway) and Joshua Oppenheimer (Film Director, Denmark) 5. A Conversation about The Look of Silence Niels Pagh Anderson (Norwegian National Film School, Norway) and Joshua Oppenheimer (Film Director, Denmark) 6. The Presence and Absence of History in The Act of Killing John Roosa (University of British Columbia, Canada) 7. The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence: Movies against the Politics of Stigma Asep Topan (Independent Scholar, Australia) 8. Performance and Human Rights in Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence Alexandra S. Moore (Binghamton University, USA) 9. Joshua Oppenheimer's Provocation and its Reception Iqra Anugrah (University of Turin, Italy) 10. All That is Spectral Made into Solid: Watching The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence as Ghost Stories Tito Ambyo (RMIT University, Australia) 11. The Historical Situation: Oppenheimer's Metacinema in the Context of Documentary Traditions David LaRocca (Author and Filmmaker, USA) 12. The Truth of Atrocity: The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence and Fantasmatic Violence Hilary Neroni (University of Vermont, USA) 13. The Discourse of the Analyst: A Reading of The Act of Killing David Denny (teacher of Philosophy, USA) 14. Conclusion: On Forgiveness for Acts of Killing Rex Butler (Monash University, Australia) Index

ISBN:

1-5013-4793-4

1-5013-4792-6

9781501347924

OCLC:

1555345839