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Människans behov av fiktion: Den rörliga bildens förmåga att beröra människan på djupet
Dalarna University, School of Humanities and Media Studies, Religious Studies.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7883-3251
2011 (Swedish)In: Kulturella perspektiv - Svensk etnologisk tidskrift, ISSN 1102-7908, Vol. 2011 årgång 20, no 2Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [sv]

The article analyzes how people in late modern society charactarized by de-traditionalization and individualization, use moving images as a cultural resource for the construction of meaningful subjective world views. The article makes use of empirical data to illustrate and theoretically develop perspectives on how the audience uses fiction film in every-day life to elicit self-reflection and how film engagement is interconnected to spectator's creation of self images (Giddens 1991, Axelson 2008, Vaage 2009), but also how cinematic experiences could be a resource for the construction of more profound and long-lasting ideas of being part of a moral community (Brereton 2005, Jerslev 2006, Klinger 2008, Vaage 2009). Some empirical findings support a conclusion that moving images create a transitional space for the human mind helping the individual with an ongoing process ot transforming the self, dealing with who you actually are, and who you want to become (Axelson 2008, Vaage 2009). Other case studies show how the audience experience meaning in watching films, providing insights about meaning in life and general lessons of life value (Oliver & Hartmann 2010).

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Umeå: Umeå universitet , 2011. Vol. 2011 årgång 20, no 2
Keywords [sv]
film, livsåskådning, det reflexiva självet, utopisk reflexivitet, visuell kultur, meningsskapande, publikforskning
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Intercultural Studies, Filmengagemang och självets utopiska reflexivitet - den rörliga bildens förmåga att beröra människa på djupet.
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-5531OAI: oai:dalea.du.se:5531DiVA, id: diva2:520364
Available from: 2011-05-16 Created: 2011-05-16 Last updated: 2021-11-12Bibliographically approved

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