Totalitarizam na filmu u svjetlu političkog mišljenja H. Arendt

master's thesis

• Title (english): Totalitarianism on Screen in the Light of H. Arendt's Political Thought
• Author: Luka Hranjec
• Mentor: Luka Ribarević (mentor)
• Committee member: Luka Ribarević (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Hrvoje Cvijanović (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Boško Picula (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; (Department of Political and Social Theory); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-17, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science; Political Theory/History of Political Ideas

Abstract

U ovom radu autor nastoji dokazati komplementarnost političke teorije i filma odnosno pokazati kako se zajedničkim promatranjem spomenutih medija stvara kompleksnija slika razmatranog fenomena. Kako bi dokazao tezu, on analizom filmova Šoa, Šaulov sin i Raj utvrđuje njihove filozofsko-teorijske potencijale te na njihovom primjeru istražuje međudjelovanje političke teorije i filma. Budući da je u analizi filmova fokus na prikazu totalne dominacije na filmu, autor, prije same interpretacije, sažeto prikazuje političku teoriju Hanne Arendt koja identificira upravo totalnu dominaciju kao vrhunac totalitarne vladavine. Ipak, totalnu dominaciju nije moguće razumjeti per se. Stoga, rad prezentira instrumente i preduvjete koji su omogućili nastanak i održanje totalitarizma, a samim time i totalne dominacije. Prema Arendt, totalna dominacija je projekt koji pomoću ideologije i terora uništava čovjeka kao biće slobode. Autor na samom početku rada postavlja širi okvir koji omogućuje bolje shvaćanje moći, djelovanja, slobode i politike. Točnije, svih onih karakteristika koje krase čovjeka kao biće slobode, a koje totalna dominacija nastoji uništiti. Autor dokazuje kako navedeni filmovi posjeduju filozofsko-teorijski potencijal te da arendtijanska interpretacija stvara nova filmska značenja i dimenzije. Također, rad pokazuje kako filmovi ilustracijama transformiraju kompleksne teorijske koncepte u jednostavnije i razumljvije oblike. Autor zaključuje kako su politička teorija i film uistinu komplementarni te ističe važnost ovakvog pristupa i potiče daljnja istraživanja u ovom području.

Abstract (english)

In this paper, the author tries to prove the complementarity of political theory and film. In other words, he tries to show how the joint observation of the mentioned media creates a more complex picture of the considered phenomenon. To prove the thesis, the author analyzes films Shoah, Saul's Son and Paradise, brings to light their philosophical-theoretical potential and explores the interaction between political theory and film. Because film interpretation is based on the depiction of the total domination in film, the author, before analyzing, summarizes Hannah Arendt's political theory, which identifies total domination as the zenith of totalitarian rule. Total domination cannot be understood per se, therefore, the paper presents the instruments and preconditions that enabled the emergence and maintenance of totalitarianism and thus total domination. According to Arendt, total domination is a project that uses ideology and terror to destroy man as a being of freedom. At the very beginning of the paper, the author sets a broader framework that enables a better understanding of power, action, freedom and politics. All those traits characterize man as a being of freedom and total domination seeks to destroy them. The author shows that these films have philosophical-theoretical potential and that the Arendtian interpretation creates new cinematic meanings and dimensions. Also, the paper shows how films use illustrations to transform complex theoretical concepts into simpler and more understandable forms. The author concludes that political theory and film are complementary, emphasizes the importance of this approach and encourages further research in this area.

• Keywords: totalitarizam; totalna dominacija; Hannah Arendt; film; politička teorija; komplementarnost
• Keywords (english): totalitarianism; total domination; Hannah Arendt; film; political theory; complementarity
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:568952
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-10-06 07:24:30