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Routledge Film and the Nuclear Age - Cultural Anxiety Studies

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Explore how cinema has reflected and shaped public anxiety about nuclear power and warfare in this critical academic study. This book examines the cultural manifestations of nuclear awareness through popular narrative films, revealing how Hollywood both simplifies and conveys the deep ambivalence surrounding nuclear capability. From Cold War era productions to contemporary works, the analysis demonstrates that films addressing nuclear topics tend to cluster around periods of heightened public fear and awareness, offering valuable insights into how popular culture processes existential technological threats. The work contributes to understanding the complex relationship between mass media representation and collective cultural responses to the nuclear age, making it essential reading for film scholars, historians, and anyone interested in how cinema reflects societal anxieties.

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Analyses popular narrative films featuring nuclear themes and their cultural impact during periods of heightened nuclear awareness.

Examines the ambivalence and anxiety present in cinema's portrayal of nuclear power and nuclear war scenarios.

Published by Routledge as part of the Studies in American Popular History and Culture series.

Provides critical examination of how films simplify, trivialise, and simultaneously convey complex nuclear-age anxieties.

Explores the relationship between historical nuclear anxiety periods and patterns in film production featuring nuclear content.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: library
ASIN: 0815329326
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Film > History & Criticism
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 December 1997
Listed Since: 14 October 2006

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