Double Exposure : How Social Psychology Fell in Love with the Movies

__Double Exposure__ examines the role of film in shaping social psychology’s landmark postwar experiments. We are told that most of us will inflict electric shocks on a fellow citizen when ordered to do so. Act as a brutal prison guard when we put on a uniform. Walk on by when we see a stranger in need. But there is more to the story. Documentaries that investigators claimed as evidence were central to capturing the public imagination. Did they provide an alibi for twentieth century humanity? Examining the dramaturgy, staging and filming of these experiments, including Milgram's Obedience Experiments, the Stanford Prison Experiment and many more, __Double Exposure__ recovers a new set of narratives. Double Exposure examines the role of film in shapingsocial psychology's landmark postwar experiments. We are told thatmost of us will inflict electric shocks on a fellow citizen whenordered to do so. Act as a brutal prison guard when we put on auniform. Walk on by when we see a stranger in need. But there ismore to the story. Documentaries that investigators claimed asevidence were central to capturing the public imagination. Did theyprovide an alibi for twentieth century humanity? Examining thedramaturgy, staging and filming of these experiments, includingMilgram's Obedience Experiments, the Stanford Prison Experiment andmany more, Double Exposure recovers a new set ofnarratives "Double Exposure examines the role of film in shaping social psychology's landmark postwar experiments. We are told that most of us will inflict electric shocks on a fellow citizen when ordered to do so. Act as a brutal prison guard when we put on a uniform. Walk on by when we see a stranger in need. But there is more to the story. Documentaries that investigators claimed as evidence were central to capturing the public imagination. Did they provide an alibi for twentieth century humanity? Examining the dramaturgy, staging and filming of these experiments, including the Stanford Prison Experiment and many more, Double Exposure recovers a new set of narratives". Sommario fornito dall'editore "Double Exposure examines the role of film in shaping social psychology's landmark postwar experiments. We are told that most of us will inflict electric shocks on a fellow citizen when ordered to do so. Act as a brutal prison guard when we put on a uniform. Walk on by when we see a stranger in need. But there is more to the story. Documentaries that investigators claimed as evidence were central to capturing the public imagination. Did they provide an alibi for twentieth century humanity? Examining the dramaturgy, staging and filming of these experiments, including the Stanford Prison Experiment and many more, Double Exposure recovers a new set of narratives"-- Provided by publisher Double Exposure examines the role of cinema in shaping social psychology's landmark post-war experiments. The most influential experiments left a trail of visual evidence central to capturing the public imagination. Examining the dramaturgy, staging and filming of these experiments, Double Exposure recovers a new set of narratives. Contents 6 Introduction 10 1 Setting the Scene 15 2 “You’re an Actor Now” 31 3 New Haven Noir 49 4 Good or Bad Samaritans? 62 5 DoingTime 78 6 Crime Scenes 98 7 Restaging the Psychology Experiment 109 8 “I Was the SYSTEM” 122 9 Shifting the Story 131 Acknowledgments 142 Notes 144 Index 162 About the Author 171