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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Main Author:	Vladimira Ilić
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Belgrade 2016-02-01
Series:	Etnoantropološki Problemi
Subjects:	fear of criminal activity risk security industry electronic home security systems popular movies
Online Access:	https://eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/34

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spelling	doaj-55247ecffeb44fa69587e77da48e909a2020-11-24T23:01:07ZengUniversity of BelgradeEtnoantropološki Problemi 0353-15892334-88012016-02-019110.21301/eap.v9i1.6The mutual encouragement of the fear of crime and the security industry: The example of film narratives and electronic home security systemsVladimira Ilić0The Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology Faculty of Philosophy University of Belgrade 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. https://eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/34fear of criminal activityrisksecurity industryelectronic home security systemspopular movies
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title_short	The mutual encouragement of the fear of crime and the security industry: The example of film narratives and electronic home security systems
title_full	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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publisher	University of Belgrade
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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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