''Toxic Genre'' - The Iraq War Films

Informationen zum Autor Martin Barker was a British scholar of media and cultural studies. He was Emeritus Professor at Aberystwyth University. Over the course of his career he has written or co-edited fifteen books, including A 'Toxic Genre' and  From Antz to Titanic . He was known for being one of the pioneers behind the concept of cultural racism, which he termed 'new racism'. Klappentext Over the last five years, a cycle of films has emerged addressing the ongoing Iraq conflict. Some became well-known and one of them, " The Hurt Locker," won a string of Oscars. But many others disappeared into obscurity. What is it about these films that led "Variety "to dub them a "toxic genre"?Martin Barker analyses the production and reception of these recent Iraq war films. Among the issues he examines are the borrowing of soldiers' YouTube styles of self-representation to generate an "authentic" Iraq experience, and how they take refuge in "apolitical" post-traumatic stress disorder. Barker also looks afresh at some classic issues in film theory: the problems of accounting for film "failures"; the shaping role of production systems; the significance of genre-naming; and the impact of that "toxic" label. "A 'Toxic Genre'" is fascinating reading for film studies students and anyone with an interest in cinema's portrayal of modern warfare. Zusammenfassung Analyses the production and reception of recent Iraq war films! asking why they have become known as a 'Toxic Genre'.

Product details

• Authors: A. J. Barker, Martin Barker, Barker Martin
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.06.2011
• EAN: 9780745331300
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3130-0
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); HISTORY / Military / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / General, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Iraq, Modern warfare, Film: styles & genres, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, Iraq War, Film: styles and genres, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General