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A 'Toxic Genre' - The Iraq War Films (Paperback, New)
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A 'Toxic Genre' - The Iraq War Films (Paperback, New)
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Over the last five years, a cycle of films has emerged addressing
the ongoing Iraq conflict. Some became well-known and one of them,
" The Hurt Locker," won a string of Oscars. But many others
disappeared into obscurity. What is it about these films that led
"Variety "to dub them a "toxic genre"?Martin Barker analyses the
production and reception of these recent Iraq war films. Among the
issues he examines are the borrowing of soldiers' YouTube styles of
self-representation to generate an "authentic" Iraq experience, and
how they take refuge in "apolitical" post-traumatic stress
disorder. Barker also looks afresh at some classic issues in film
theory: the problems of accounting for film "failures"; the shaping
role of production systems; the significance of genre-naming; and
the impact of that "toxic" label. "A 'Toxic Genre'" is fascinating
reading for film studies students and anyone with an interest in
cinema's portrayal of modern warfare.
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