Iluminace 2009, 21(1):99-117

"Stains Appear Easily, but How Can They Be Removed?" The Stain: Inducing Phobia and Delight in Visual Culture

Václav Hájek

The author observes the stain as an ambiguous visual product to which contrasting spectatorial attitudes of expectation and fear are attached.

Keywords: film aesthetics, film theory, perception, audience, psychology, subliminal images in film

Published: March 1, 2009  Show citation

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Hájek, V. (2009). "Stains Appear Easily, but How Can They Be Removed?" The Stain: Inducing Phobia and Delight in Visual Culture. Iluminace21(1), 99-117
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