Shocking representation :: historical trauma, national cinema, and the modern horror film /

In this imaginative new work, Adam Lowenstein explores the ways in which a group of groundbreaking horror films engaged the haunting social conflicts left in the wake of World War II, Hiroshima, and the Vietnam War. Lowenstein centers Shocking Representation around readings of films by Georges Franj...

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Main Author: Lowenstein, Adam
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005.
Series:Film and culture.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:In this imaginative new work, Adam Lowenstein explores the ways in which a group of groundbreaking horror films engaged the haunting social conflicts left in the wake of World War II, Hiroshima, and the Vietnam War. Lowenstein centers Shocking Representation around readings of films by Georges Franju, Michael Powell, Shindo Kaneto, Wes Craven, and David Cronenberg. He shows that through allegorical representations these directors' films confronted and challenged comforting historical narratives and notions of national identity intended to soothe public anxieties in the aftermat.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 255 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-240) and index.
ISBN:0231507186
9780231507189
0231132468
9780231132466
0231132476
9780231132473

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