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The War Body on Screen

PhD Karen Randell editor Professor Sean Redmond editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Continuum Publishing Corporation

Published:24th May '12

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This collection of essays examines the war body on screen by drawing upon multiple and diverging view points, differing academic backgrounds and methodological approaches.

The discussion of the war body on screen is best served by drawing upon multiple and diverging view points, differing academic backgrounds and methodological approaches. A multi-disciplinary approach is essential in order to capture and interpret the complexity of the war body on screen and its many manifestations.In this collection, contributors utilize textual analysis, psychoanalysis, post-colonialism, comparative analysis, narrative theory, discourse analysis, representation and identity as their theoretical footprints. Analysis of the impact of new media and information technologies on the construction and transmission of war bodies is also been addressed. The War Body on Screen has a highly original structure, with themed sections organized around 'the body of the soldier'; 'the body of the terrorist'; and 'the body of the hostage'.

The War Body on Screen is a breathtaking exploration of terror and pain in the modern world. Its passionate engagement with the big issues of our time and its intellectual rigour make it indispensable reading. - Joanna Bourke, Professor of History, Birkbeck College  

ISBN: 9781441161857

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288 pages