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

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

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Description
1 online resource (ix, 242 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform Title
War on terror' and American film (Online)
Alternative Title
War on terror' and American film (Online)
Subject
  • Terrorism in motion pictures
  • Motion pictures > United States > History > 21st century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-230) and index.
  • Includes filmography: pages 231-237.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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.
LCCN
2014501262
OCLC
ssj0001515756
Author
McSweeney, Terence.
Title
The 'war on terror' and American film [electronic resource] 9/11 frames per second / Terence McSweeney.
Imprint
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-230) and index.
Includes filmography: pages 231-237.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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