Faces of the Enemy Reflections of the Hostile Imagination
THE central thesis of ''Faces of the Enemy'' is stated early by Dr. Sam Keen, who wrote and narrated this documentary based on his book of the same title: ''Before we make war, even before we make weapons, we first create the idea of an enemy whom we can fight.'' It follows social psychologist Sam Keen as he shows how individuals and nations dehumanise their enemies to justify the inhumanity of war. Date is the transmission date in the USA
Documentary
Primary Title
- Faces of the Enemy
Secondary Title
- Reflections of the Hostile Imagination
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 27 May 1987
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 20
Duration
- 50:00
Channel
- PBS
Broadcaster
- Public Broadcasting Service. PBS.
Programme Description
- Documentary
Episode Description
- THE central thesis of ''Faces of the Enemy'' is stated early by Dr. Sam Keen, who wrote and narrated this documentary based on his book of the same title: ''Before we make war, even before we make weapons, we first create the idea of an enemy whom we can fight.'' It follows social psychologist Sam Keen as he shows how individuals and nations dehumanise their enemies to justify the inhumanity of war. Date is the transmission date in the USA
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Dr Sam Keen (Presenter)
Contributors
- Bill Jersey (Producer)
- Bill Jersey (Director)
- Jeffrey Friedman (Director)
- Quest (Production Unit)
- Catticus Corporation (Production Unit)