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THE WAR ON TERROR AND AMERICAN FILM
Terence McSweeney
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Description for THE WAR ON TERROR AND AMERICAN FILM
Hardcover. Offers an exploration of the impact of 9/11 and the 'War on Terror' on American cinema. This book charts the evolution of the impact of 9/11 on Hollywood film: draws on a range of contemporary films including Black Hawk Down (2001), Batman Begins (2005), United 93 (2006) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013). Series: Traditions in American Cinema. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; APFA; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526.
This is an exploration of the impact of 9/11 and the 'War on Terror' on American cinema. Where could one turn for a more effective cultural barometer than to Hollywood cinema? American film in the first decade of the new millennium became a cultural battleground on which a war of representation was waged, but did these films endorse the 'War on Terror' or criticise it? More than just reproducing these fears and fantasies, The 'War on Terror' and American Film: 9/11 Frames Per Second argues that American cinema has played a significant role in shaping them, restructuring how audiences have ... Read more
This is an exploration of the impact of 9/11 and the 'War on Terror' on American cinema. Where could one turn for a more effective cultural barometer than to Hollywood cinema? American film in the first decade of the new millennium became a cultural battleground on which a war of representation was waged, but did these films endorse the 'War on Terror' or criticise it? More than just reproducing these fears and fantasies, The 'War on Terror' and American Film: 9/11 Frames Per Second argues that American cinema has played a significant role in shaping them, restructuring how audiences have ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Traditions in American Cinema
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748693092
SKU
V9780748693092
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About Terence McSweeney
Terence McSweeney is Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, Southampton Solent University. He is the co-editor of Millennial Cinema: Memory in Global Film (Wallflower Press, 2012).
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