Cinematic Terror: A Global History of Terrorism on Film

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Film and terrorism go back a long way. The very birth of cinema in the 1890s coincided with an early golden age of terrorism, as bomb-throwing anarchists and nationalists captured headlines in countries as far apart as France and India. Cinematic Terror provides the first history of cinema’s depiction of terrorism from the early 1900s to the present day. It looks at how cinema has been the site of conflict between filmmakers and terrorists for over a century and identifies important trends in the ways that film industries in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East have framed terrorism. From the birth of moving pictures to the internet age, the author explains how filmmakers from around the world have depicted terrorists, have made money and propaganda out of terrorism, and have died at the hands of terrorists. Professor Shaw shows that for over a century, cinema has had a profound impact on peoples’ understanding of terrorism. Cover Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Silent Revolutionaries 2 Agents of Suspense 3 Symbols of Resistance 4 Epic Freedom Fighters 5 Newsreel Guerrillas 6 Docu-death Squads 7 Schlock and Awe 8 Avant-garde Narcissists 9 Serial Killers 10 Bollywood’s Communalists 11 Biopics for Peace 12 Networked Jihadists 13 Suicide Victims in Close-up 14 YouTube Monsters Conclusion Bibliography Select Filmography Film Index General Index