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Hendershot, Cyndy

 
9780879727994: Paranoia, the Bomb, and 1950s Science Fiction Films
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0879727993 ISBN 13 : 9780879727994
Editeur : The Popular Press, 2005

Synopsis

Cyndy Hendershot argues that 1950s science fiction films open a window on the cultural paranoia that characterized 1950s America, a phenomenon largely triggered by use of nuclear weapons during World War II. This study uses psychoanalytic theory to examine the various monsters that inhabit 1950s sci-fi movies--giant insects, prehistoric creatures, mutants, uncanny doubles, to name a few--which serve as metaphorical embodiments of a varied and complex cultural paranoia. Postwar paranoia may have stemmed from the bomb, but it came to correlate with a wider range of issues such as anti-communism, internal totalitarianism, scientific progress, domestic problems, gender roles, and sexuality.

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Éditeur
The Popular Press
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0879727993
ISBN 13 
9780879727994
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
163
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Mare Nostrum Group B.V.
gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk

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Breda
4831 GR
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