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American popular culture in the era of terror: falling skies, dark knights rising, and collapsing cultures

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Bringing together the most popular genres of the 21st century, this book argues that Americans have entered a new era of narrative dominated by the fear—and wish fulfillment—of the breakdown of authority and terror itself.

  • Provides an interesting new framework in which to examine popular culture</li>

  • Examines films, television shows, and primary texts such as novels for evidence of cultural anxiety and a preoccupation with terror</li>

  • Offers insightful and original interpretations of primary texts</li>

  • Suggests possible conclusions about cultural anxiety regarding breakdowns of tradition and authority</li>

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    Product Details
    Praeger
    1440835632 / 9781440835636
    eBook (Adobe Pdf)
    15/09/2015
    English
    213 pages
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