American Media and the Memory of World War II

Concentrating on key popular films, television series, and digital games from the last two decades, this book explores the critical influence World War II continues to exert on a generation of Americans born over thirty years after the conflict ended.

List of contents

Introduction: Objects on the Shelf and Long-Running Stories Part I 1. Notes on Approach: Memory and Generations 2. World War II as a Transmedia Structure Part II 3. Inspiring the World to Remember 4. It's Not War, It's HBO's World War II 5. Brutal Games Conclusion: Stories Without End

About the author

Debra Ramsay teaches and researches in film and media in the UK and is currently a researcher at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Summary

Concentrating on key popular films, television series, and digital games from the last two decades, this book explores the critical influence World War II continues to exert on a generation of Americans born over thirty years after the conflict ended.

Product details

• Authors: Debra Ramsay, Debra (University of Exeter Ramsay, Debra (University of Glasgow Ramsay, Ramsay Debra
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.04.2017
• EAN: 9781138057043
• ISBN: 978-1-138-05704-3
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies; Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, HISTORY / Military / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General