03171nam 2200637 a 450 991096451430332120250219113944.09781783714483178371448497818496459731849645973(CKB)2550000000040997(EBL)3386396(SSID)ssj0000542020(PQKBManifestationID)11359556(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000542020(PQKBWorkID)10509315(PQKB)10829555(Au-PeEL)EBL3386396(CaPaEBR)ebr10479960(CaONFJC)MIL986710(OCoLC)742516238(Perlego)665253(MiAaPQ)EBC3386396(MiAaPQ)EBC5390841(EXLCZ)99255000000004099720110714d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA "toxic genre" the Iraq War films /Martin BarkerLondon Pluto Press ;New York Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan20111 online resource (216 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780745331294 0745331297 9780745331300 0745331300 Includes bibliographical references and index.The disappearing Iraq War films -- No true glory: the film that never was -- Constructing an "Iraq War experience" -- From doughboys to grunts: the "American soldier" -- Understanding film "failures" -- Bringing the war home -- Explaining the Iraq War -- Producing a "toxic genre" -- Free-riders and outliers -- Latino grunts: the new victim-heroes -- The hurt locker and beyond.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 interested in cinema's portrayal of modern warfare. Iraq War, 2003-2011War filmsUnited StatesHistory and criticismIraq War, 2003-2011.War filmsHistory and criticism.791.436585670443Barker Martin330427MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910964514303321A "toxic genre"4323876UNINA