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"I've never murdered anyone in my life. The decisions are up to them.": Ethical Guidance and Cultural Pessimism in the Saw Series (2012)
Journal Article
Walliss, J., & Aston, J. (2012). "I've never murdered anyone in my life. The decisions are up to them.": Ethical Guidance and Cultural Pessimism in the Saw Series. Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, 24(3), 352-364. https://doi.org/10.1353/rpc.2012.0034

In this article we examine the ethical vision presented in the Saw series of films, focusing in particular how it represents a trend within popular culture post-9/11 towards increasing cultural pessimism. We will locate the Saw films within this cult... Read More about "I've never murdered anyone in my life. The decisions are up to them.": Ethical Guidance and Cultural Pessimism in the Saw Series.

Television X-cised: Restricted Hardcore and the Resisting of the Real (2012)
Book Chapter
Aston, J. (2012). Television X-cised: Restricted Hardcore and the Resisting of the Real. In B. Glynn, J. Aston, & B. Johnson (Eds.), Television, sex and society: analyzing contemporary representations (79-92). Continuum. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781628928334.ch-006

‘Creative Commissioning’: Examining the Regional Aesthetic in the Work of Channel 4's First Commissioning Editor for Fiction, David Rose (2012)
Journal Article
Mayne, L. (2012). ‘Creative Commissioning’: Examining the Regional Aesthetic in the Work of Channel 4's First Commissioning Editor for Fiction, David Rose. Journal of British cinema and television, 9(1), 40-57. https://doi.org/10.3366/jbctv.2012.0059