Our fears made manifest : essays on terror, trauma and loss in film, 1998-2019 /
""The beginning of the 21st century was a time of unprecedented events in American society: Y2K, 9/11 and the wars that followed, partisan changes in government and the rapid advancements of the Internet and mass consumerism. In the two decades since, popular culture-particularly film-has...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2021]
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| Summary: | ""The beginning of the 21st century was a time of unprecedented events in American society: Y2K, 9/11 and the wars that followed, partisan changes in government and the rapid advancements of the Internet and mass consumerism. In the two decades since, popular culture-particularly film-has manifested the underlying anxieties of the American psyche. This collection of new essays examines dozens of movies released 1998-2020 and how they drew upon and spoke to mass cultural fears. Contributors analyze examples across a range of genres-horror, teen rom-coms, military flicks, slow-burns, and animated children's films-covering topics including gender and sexuality, environmental politics, technophobia, xenophobia, and class and racial inequality."-Provided by publisher"-- |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 284 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781476679310 1476679312 |