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This chapter analyses empathy and the representation of violent death in Squid Game (2021–2025). While navigating the series’ controversial depictions of violence on screen in response to discourses around empathy, the chapter’s primary consideration is Squid Game’s critique of a broader empathy deficit in contemporary culture. To what extent does the series’ controversial representations of violence highlight the potential challenges of experiencing and developing empathy within capitalist systems?

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Death, Controversy, and Capitalism: Empathy and Its Deficit in Netflix’s Squid Game

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    2025年

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  • Bethan Michael-Fox

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This chapter analyses empathy and the representation of violent death in Squid Game (2021–2025). While navigating the series’ controversial depictions of violence on screen in response to discourses around empathy, the chapter’s primary consideration is Squid Game’s critique of a broader empathy deficit in contemporary culture. To what extent does the series’ controversial representations of violence highlight the potential challenges of experiencing and developing empathy within capitalist systems?