The mutual encouragement of the fear of crime and the security industry: The example of film narratives and electronic home security systems

In a culture of fear, everyday life is experienced through the feeling of safety, part of which can be secured through certain electronic home security systems. Three films – Unlawful Entry (1992), Panic Room (2002) and When a Stranger Calls (2006) – will be used as examples in the attempt to consi...

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Autor principal:	Vladimira Ilić
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN FR SR
Publicado:	University of Belgrade 2016
Materias:	fear of criminal activity risk security industry electronic home security systems popular movies Anthropology GN1-890
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:55247ecffeb44fa69587e77da48e909a2021-12-02T01:02:28ZThe mutual encouragement of the fear of crime and the security industry: The example of film narratives and electronic home security systems10.21301/eap.v9i1.60353-15892334-8801https://doaj.org/article/55247ecffeb44fa69587e77da48e909a2016-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/34https://doaj.org/toc/0353-1589https://doaj.org/toc/2334-8801 In a culture of fear, everyday life is experienced through the feeling of safety, part of which can be secured through certain electronic home security systems. Three films – Unlawful Entry (1992), Panic Room (2002) and When a Stranger Calls (2006) – will be used as examples in the attempt to consider the relationship between the fear of criminal activity – in this case break ins – and electronic home security systems. The basic premise of the research is that the culturally manufactured fear encourages the electronic home security system industry, the presence of which can, in turn, exasperate one’s fear of the risk of falling victim to violent crime. Vladimira IlićUniversity of Belgradearticlefear of criminal activityrisksecurity industryelectronic home security systemspopular moviesAnthropologyGN1-890ENFRSREtnoantropološki Problemi, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2016)
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description	In a culture of fear, everyday life is experienced through the feeling of safety, part of which can be secured through certain electronic home security systems. Three films – Unlawful Entry (1992), Panic Room (2002) and When a Stranger Calls (2006) – will be used as examples in the attempt to consider the relationship between the fear of criminal activity – in this case break ins – and electronic home security systems. The basic premise of the research is that the culturally manufactured fear encourages the electronic home security system industry, the presence of which can, in turn, exasperate one’s fear of the risk of falling victim to violent crime.
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The mutual encouragement of the fear of crime and the security industry: The example of film narratives and electronic home security systems

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