{"product_id":"the-new-american-war-film-robert-burgoyne-9781517915445","title":"The New American War Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look at how post-9\/11 cinema captures the new face of war in the twenty-first century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e While the war film has carved out a prominent space within the history of cinema, the twenty-first century has seen a significant shift in the characteristics that define it. Serving as a roadmap to the genre's contemporary modes of expression, \u003ci\u003eThe New American War Film \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how, in the wake of 9\/11, both the nature of military conflict and the symbolic frameworks that surround it have been dramatically reshaped. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Featuring in-depth analyses of contemporary films like \u003ci\u003eThe Hurt Locker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZero Dark Thirty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEye in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Sniper\u003c\/i\u003e, and others, \u003ci\u003eThe New American War Film\u003c\/i\u003e details the genre's turn away from previously foundational themes of heroic sacrifice and national glory, instead emphasizing the procedural violence of advanced military technologies and the haptic damage inflicted on individual bodies. Unfolding amid an atmosphere of profound anxiety and disillusionment, the new American war film demonstrates a breakdown of the prevailing cultural narratives that had come to characterize conflict in the previous century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With each chapter highlighting a different facet of war's cinematic representation, \u003ci\u003eThe New American War Film\u003c\/i\u003e charts society's shifting attitudes toward violent conflict and what is broadly considered to be its acceptable repercussions. Drawing attention to changes in gender dynamics and the focus on war's lasting psychological effects within these recent films, Robert Burgoyne analyzes how cinema both reflects and reveals the makeup of the national imaginary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Burgoyne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517915449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517915445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d","brand":"Robert Burgoyne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365157728511,"sku":"9781517915445","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e48164bd-fa2d-441a-a7ed-12607febb040.jpg?v=1697056949","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-american-war-film-robert-burgoyne-9781517915445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}