{"title":"Microaggression and proxemics in The View from Up Here","authors":"Marci Mazzarotto","doi":"10.1386/sfs_00103_1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This article explores how proxemics (by way of cinematography and other formal strategies) as well as microaggressions are brilliantly deployed throughout The View from Up Here in order to demonstrate a racist power dynamic – one that is inherently tied to the manner in which deeply damaging stereotypes of migrants and refugees are not only created and reinforced by the mass media but also subsequently disseminated by audiences.","PeriodicalId":40193,"journal":{"name":"Short Film Studies","volume":"242 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Short Film Studies","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1386/sfs_00103_1","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This article explores how proxemics (by way of cinematography and other formal strategies) as well as microaggressions are brilliantly deployed throughout The View from Up Here in order to demonstrate a racist power dynamic – one that is inherently tied to the manner in which deeply damaging stereotypes of migrants and refugees are not only created and reinforced by the mass media but also subsequently disseminated by audiences.
期刊介绍:
The main purposes of SFS are: To stimulate ongoing research on individual short films as a basis for a better understanding of the art form To provide a flow of cutting-edge teaching materials that can be used in courses in which short films are either studied or produced, at film schools or universities To offer fresh inspiration to filmmakers and other professionals working with short films in connection with festivals, national film institutes, regional film centres, etc. While the principal focus is on the short fiction film, other classic forms – such as the short documentary, the short experimental film and the short animation film – are also covered from time to time. In each issue, two productions are singled out for comprehensive presentation and close study. For each film, the reader will find production data, an interview with the director, a shot-by-shot breakdown of the film with a still illustrating every shot, a number of peer-reviewed articles that illuminate the film from a variety of perspectives and a link enabling subscribers to view the film.