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The 'war on terror' and American film : 9/11 frames per second

Title
The 'war on terror' and American film : 9/11 frames per second / Terence McSweeney.
Author
McSweeney, Terence.
Publication
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.

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Description
ix, 242 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Traditions in American cinema
Uniform Title
Traditions in American cinema.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-230) and index.
  • Includes filmography: pages 231-237.
Contents
The lives of others : vulnerability in post-9/11 American cinema -- Boots on the ground : the new millenial combat film as cultural artefact -- 'Masters of our own security' : redemption through violence in the post-9/11 action genre -- Turning to the dark side : challenging American mythology in the superhero genre -- Remaking 9/11 : imagining the unimaginable in the alien-invasion film -- Decade of the dead : zombie films as allegpory of national trauma -- The rise and fall of empires : the 'war on terror' as allegorical moment in historical film.
Call Number
MFL 15-151
ISBN
  • 9780748693092 (hbk.)
  • 0748693092 (hbk.)
LCCN
2014501262
OCLC
883651691
Author
McSweeney, Terence.
Title
The 'war on terror' and American film : 9/11 frames per second / Terence McSweeney.
Publisher
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Traditions in American cinema
Traditions in American cinema.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-230) and index.
Includes filmography: pages 231-237.
Chronological Term
2000 - 2099
Research Call Number
MFL 15-151
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