The sovereign’s broken voice. On the cinematic politics of representation

Isabel Capeloa Gil

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-57520-3_3

The sovereign’s broken voice. On the cinematic politics of representation

Isabel Capeloa Gil^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Abstract

By looking at the narrative and cinematic performance of speech impediments in films dealing with the preparation and aftermath of conflict, namely Alexander Sokurov’s The Sun (2005) and Tom Hooper’s (2011)The King’s Speech, the essay discusses the meaning of the visual performance of voice in film and the role of broadcasted voice in the construction of sovereign subjectivity during and after World War II. It contends that the crisis of voice is largely indicative of a lack in subjectivity in the 20th century and a sign of the wider crisis of political voice in the conflict-torn western world after 9/11.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Mediations of disruption in post-conflict cinema
Editors	Adriana Martins, Alexandra Lopes, Mónica Dias
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	43-59
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9781137575203
ISBN (Print)	9781137575197
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57520-3_3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016

Access to Document

10.1057/978-1-137-57520-3_3

Cite this

@inbook{a4ae8b369dff4aba9a36f6499faa029d,

title = "The sovereign{\textquoteright}s broken voice. On the cinematic politics of representation",

abstract = "By looking at the narrative and cinematic performance of speech impediments in films dealing with the preparation and aftermath of conflict, namely Alexander Sokurov{\textquoteright}s The Sun (2005) and Tom Hooper{\textquoteright}s (2011)The King{\textquoteright}s Speech, the essay discusses the meaning of the visual performance of voice in film and the role of broadcasted voice in the construction of sovereign subjectivity during and after World War II. It contends that the crisis of voice is largely indicative of a lack in subjectivity in the 20th century and a sign of the wider crisis of political voice in the conflict-torn western world after 9/11.",

author = "Gil, {Isabel Capeloa}",

year = "2016",

month = jan,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1057/978-1-137-57520-3_3",

language = "English",

isbn = "9781137575197",

pages = "43--59",

editor = "Adriana Martins and Alexandra Lopes and M{\'o}nica Dias",

booktitle = "Mediations of disruption in post-conflict cinema",

publisher = "Palgrave Macmillan",

address = "United Kingdom",

}

TY - CHAP

T1 - The sovereign’s broken voice. On the cinematic politics of representation

AU - Gil, Isabel Capeloa

PY - 2016/1/1

Y1 - 2016/1/1

N2 - By looking at the narrative and cinematic performance of speech impediments in films dealing with the preparation and aftermath of conflict, namely Alexander Sokurov’s The Sun (2005) and Tom Hooper’s (2011)The King’s Speech, the essay discusses the meaning of the visual performance of voice in film and the role of broadcasted voice in the construction of sovereign subjectivity during and after World War II. It contends that the crisis of voice is largely indicative of a lack in subjectivity in the 20th century and a sign of the wider crisis of political voice in the conflict-torn western world after 9/11.

AB - By looking at the narrative and cinematic performance of speech impediments in films dealing with the preparation and aftermath of conflict, namely Alexander Sokurov’s The Sun (2005) and Tom Hooper’s (2011)The King’s Speech, the essay discusses the meaning of the visual performance of voice in film and the role of broadcasted voice in the construction of sovereign subjectivity during and after World War II. It contends that the crisis of voice is largely indicative of a lack in subjectivity in the 20th century and a sign of the wider crisis of political voice in the conflict-torn western world after 9/11.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85008950543&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1057/978-1-137-57520-3_3

DO - 10.1057/978-1-137-57520-3_3

M3 - Chapter

AN - SCOPUS:85008950543

SN - 9781137575197

SP - 43

EP - 59

BT - Mediations of disruption in post-conflict cinema

A2 - Martins, Adriana

A2 - Lopes, Alexandra

A2 - Dias, Mónica

PB - Palgrave Macmillan

ER -

The sovereign’s broken voice. On the cinematic politics of representation

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this