{"product_id":"parallel-lines-guy-westwell-9780231172035","title":"Parallel Lines: Post-9\/11 American Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eParallel Lines describes how post-9\/11 cinema, from Spike Lee's \u003ci\u003e25th Hour\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) to Kathryn Bigelow's \u003ci\u003eZero Dark Thirty\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), relates to different, and competing, versions of US national identity in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The book combines readings of individual films (\u003ci\u003eWorld Trade Center\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnited 93\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFahrenheit 9\/11\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLoose Change\u003c\/i\u003e) and cycles of films (depicting revenge, conspiracy, torture and war) with extended commentary on recurring themes, including the relationship between the US and the rest of the world, narratives of therapeutic recovery, questions of ethical obligation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume argues that post-9\/11 cinema is varied and dynamic, registering shock and upheaval in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, displaying capacity for critique following the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal mid-decade, and seeking to reestablish consensus during Obama's troubled second term of office.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guy Westwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231172036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231172035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wallflower Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 1154","brand":"Guy Westwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44809606791423,"sku":"9780231172035","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84f66b20-a16c-47d2-a7cc-3ba749ded85b.jpg?v=1707926968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/parallel-lines-guy-westwell-9780231172035","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}