Iraq War Cultures

Joe Lockard

ISBN 10: 1433102889 / ISBN 13: 9781433102882

Edité par Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jan 2011, 2011

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Neuware -The Iraq war has produced profound changes within the United States, changes manifested by popular discontent with the war. On one hand, U.S. culture finds its own ideological reflection in the Iraq war; on the other hand, U.S. media repeatedly critique the social and political forces that produce the war. These multiple and contradictory assessments have been characterized by intensified imagery and narratives, an escalation that is in part a function of the new communications technologies used to generate them. This book examines the images and stories emerging from the Iraq war, from video games that retell its battles, the representations of Arab people in American film history, and U.S. war documentaries, to parody and memoir and photographs from Abu Ghraib.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 220 pp. Englisch.

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• Titre: Iraq War Cultures
• Éditeur: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Jan 2011
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1433102889
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781433102882
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 225 L x 150 H x 13 P (en millimètres) 225 millimètres de largeur par 150 millimètres de hauteur par 13 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 316 grammes

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Synopsis

The Iraq war has produced profound changes within the United States, changes manifested by popular discontent with the war. On one hand, U.S. culture finds its own ideological reflection in the Iraq war ; on the other hand, U.S. media repeatedly critique the social and political forces that produce the war. These multiple and contradictory assessments have been characterized by intensified imagery and narratives, an escalation that is in part a function of the new communications technologies used to generate them. This book examines the images and stories emerging from the Iraq war, from video games that retell its battles, the representations of Arab people in American film history, and U.S. war documentaries, to parody and memoir and photographs from Abu Ghraib.

À propos de l?auteur

Cynthia Fuchs is Director of Film & Media Studies at George Mason University, as well as Associate Professor of English, African & African American Studies, and Film & Video Studies, with a focus on documentary. She is Film-TV Editor at PopMatters.com. Joe Lochard is Associate Professor of English at Arizona State University. He teaches American literature and specializes in the literature of U.S. slavery. He directs the Antislavery Literature Project.