The New American War Film
Burgoyne, "The New American War Film"
English | ISBN: 1517915449 | 2023 | 180 pages | PDF | 6 MB
English | ISBN: 1517915449 | 2023 | 180 pages | PDF | 6 MB
A look at how post-9/11 cinema captures the new face of war in the twenty-first century
While the war film has carved out a prominent space within the history of cinema, the twenty-first century has seen a significant shift in the characteristics that define it. Serving as a roadmap to the genre’s contemporary modes of expression, The New American War Film explores how, in the wake of 9/11, both the nature of military conflict and the symbolic frameworks that surround it have been dramatically reshaped.
Featuring in-depth analyses of contemporary films like The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty, Eye in the Sky, American Sniper, and others,
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