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Beschreibung
In the American popular imaginary, the Second World War remains the prime example of American virtue—the country is typified by individual and collective heroism. Destructive Sublime complicates the oversimplified and commonly held view that film and video portray the war in ways that are conservative, both politically and aesthetically.
In the American popular imaginary, the Second World War remains the prime example of American virtue—the country is typified by individual and collective heroism. Destructive Sublime complicates the oversimplified and commonly held view that film and video portray the war in ways that are conservative, both politically and aesthetically.
Über den Autor
TANINE ALLISON is an assistant professor of film and media studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: A Retrospective Look at the World War II Combat Genre

1 "No Faking Here": The New Authenticity of Wartime Combat Documentaries

2 The "Good War"? Style and Space in 1940s Combat Films

3 Rationalizing War: Reconstructions of World War II During the Cold War and Vietnam

4 Nostalgia for Combat: World War II at the End of Cinema

5 Simulating War on an Algorithmic Playground

Conclusion: A Bad War? The World War II Combat Genre Now

Acknowledgments

Selected Bibliography

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Theater & Film
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780813597485
ISBN-10: 081359748X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Allison, Tanine
Hersteller: Rutgers University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk
Maße: 234 x 196 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Tanine Allison
Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2018
Gewicht: 0,363 kg
Artikel-ID: 132519786