This is a student-made episode from the Cultural and Creative Criminology class of 2025 at the University of Stirling. It discusses the film The Purge (2013), and Marina Abramovic’s artwork Rhythm O (1974) in relation to the themes of power, violence, harm, and agency.
Episode Credits: Rachel McGrath (presenter), Amrit Athwal (presenter), Georgia Tarn (researcher), Emma King (researcher), Daniel Ross (editor), Samuel Wilson (composer).
References:
Abramovic, M. (1974) Rhythm 0 [Exhibit]. Naples.
Anthony, E, A. (2023) The Violent Viewer: Rhythm 0 and Subjecting Oneself to Dehumanization, The Harvard Crimson, 30th March. Available at: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/3/30/maria-abramovic-performance-art-rhythm0-article/.
BBC News. (2020) George Floyd: What happened in the final moments of his life. BBC, 16th July Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52861726.
Brain, J. (2022) The White Feather Movement, Historic UK, 8th January. Available at: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/White-Feather-Movement/.
Hortensius, R., & de Gelder, B. (2018) ‘From Empathy to Apathy: The Bystander Effect Revisited’, Current Directions in Psychological Science, 27(4), 249-256. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721417749653.
Lowry, G. (2010) Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present, The Museum of Modern Art. Available at: https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/243/3118.
Tait, R. (2024) Trump condemned for suggesting ‘one really violent day’ to combat crime, The Guardian, 30th September. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/30/trump-crime-the-purge-speech. The Purge (2013) Directed by J. DeMonaco. [Feature Film]. United States: Universal Studios and Blumhouse Productions.