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2. 'A mirror image of ourself'? : the technological uncanny and the representation of the body in early and digital cinema

Author

Kamm, Frances Alice, Jeffers McDonald, Tamar, and Sayad, Cecilia

Subjects
791.43
Abstract

This thesis argues that there exists an analogous position in how the human body is represented on the cinema screen, and the response of spectators to this, within two key turning points in film history: the technological advancements made during the late 19th Century (what is commonly referred to as 'early cinema'), and the move away from analogue techniques in the rising dominance of digital filmmaking practices at the turn of the last century (in what can be broadly termed the 'digital age'). In both instances the filmic human body is used as a central spectacular attraction in the promotion of new and novel technologies intended to entertain, startle and challenge audiences. In particular, the use of trick photography in the late 1890s and the popularisation of motion-capture technology at the beginning of the 21st Century are comparable in the way these special effects technologies draw on the aesthetics of photographic realism and the idea of cinematic indexicality, whilst simultaneously rendering their depiction of the human body as unstable and transformative. An analysis of audience reactions to these technologies reveals how spectators from both eras have found these bodies strange, compelling and eerie: these filmic humans are uncanny. This thesis compares the technologies of early and digital cinema and their representation of the human form under the theoretical framework of the uncanny. Inspired by Freud's argument for the unheimlich, this investigation argues for the presence of a technological uncanny: an experience of the uncanny which has been provoked by the experience and direct contemplation of cinematic technology in its mediation, simulation and representation of human bodies.

Published
2015

13. IN MEMORIAM: RONALD DWORKIN

Author

Fallon, Richard H., Fried, Charles, Goldberg, John C. P., Kamm, Frances, Michelman, Frank I., Minow, Martha, and Tribe, Laurence H.

Published
2013

32. Gothic Feminisms

Author

Jeffers McDonald, Tamar E. L., Kamm, Frances. A, Jeffers McDonald, Tamar E. L., and Kamm, Frances. A

Published
2019

33. Action, omission, and the stringency of duties.

Author

Kamm, Frances M.

Subjects
Omission (Law) -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Analysis, Duty -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Analysis, Act (Philosophy) -- Analysis
Abstract

In this Article I examine the way in which Michael Moore in Act and Crime(1) distinguishes between action and omission, and his reasons for thinking that negative duties are more [...]

Published
1994

34. The doctrine of double effect: reflections on theoretical and practical issues

Author

Kamm, Frances M.

Subjects
Causation -- Research, Euthanasia -- Ethical aspects, Consequentialism (Ethics) -- Research, Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Ethical aspects, Intention -- Ethical aspects, Consequential damages -- Ethical aspects, Medical ethics -- Research, Health, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

The Doctrine of Double Effect and the Principle of Do No Harm raise important theoretical and practical issues, some of which are discussed by Boyle, Donagan, and Quinn. I argue that neither principle is correct, and some revisionist, and probably nonabsolutist, analysis of constraints on action and omission is necessary. In making these points, I examine several approaches to deflection of threat cases, discuss an argument for the permissibility of voluntary euthanasia, and present arguments relevant to medical contexts which justify intentionally harming some to aid others, with and without the consent of those harmed.

Published
1991

35. The philosopher as an insider and outsider

Author

Kamm, Frances M.

Subjects
Philosophers -- Practice, Compromise (Ethics) -- Analysis, Ethics committees -- Management, Executive advisory bodies -- Ethical aspects, Health, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

Philosophers may play the role of insider, e.g., serving as advisor to government commissions, or of outsider, commenting on the work of such commissions. Each role may raise dilemmas. It is argued that as insider the philosopher's primary duties should be to clarify and inform, as well as philosophize with the commissioners, and help them stay on a course in which moral considerations are given their propert weight. Fulfilling these duties means that the philosopher will sometimes have to help produce a weaker intellectual document than he would prefer, or lose a chance to directly promote the public good. The insider philosopher will also have to consider whether it is appropriate for a policy proposal from a commission to differ from much current government policy, and how morally appropriate compromise can be reached among commissioners. Given his understanding of how an insider philosopher should function and how commission reports are constructed, the outsider philosopher can comment both on how close a report comes to being perfect of its type, and how far short of an ideal philosphical analysis even a perfect government report is. It may be appropriate for him to give greater weight to the public good, if his comments are very likely to affect it, than the insider philosopher. Examples for discussion are drawn from government reports on organ transplantation, embryo research, terminating care, and compensation for research subjects.

Published
1990

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