American Media and the Memory of World War II

For three generations of Americans, World War II has been a touchstone for the understanding of conflict and of America's role in global affairs. But if World War II helped shape the perception of war for Americans, American media in turn shape the understanding and 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. It explains how the war was configured in the media of the wartime generation and how it came to be repurposed by their progeny, the Baby Boomers. In doing so, it identifies the framework underpinning the mediation of World War II memory in the current generation's media and develops a model that provides insight into the strategies of representation that shape the American perspective of war in general.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Debra Ramsay, Debra (University of Exeter Ramsay, Debra (University of Glasgow Ramsay, Ramsay Debra
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 10.03.2015
• EAN: 9781138805521
• ISBN: 978-1-138-80552-1
• Pagine: 214
• Serie: Routledge Research in Cultural; Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies; Routledge Research in Cultural
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; 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