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The 'War on Terror' : post-9/11 television drama, docudrama and documentary

By Derek , Lacey , Stephen; Paget

Book information

Publisher
University of Wales Press
Year
2015
ISBN
1783162457, 978-1-78316-245-1, 978-1-78316-246-8, 1783162465
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1436229 bytes)
Series
Contemporary landmark television
Pages
198\212
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
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Description

The events of September 11th changed the world irreversibly, in ways that have reverberated throughout our cultural and media landscape. The War on Terror traces these reverberations through the medium of television, offering analyses of key programs and series that engage with, or are haunted by, the aftermath of September 11 and the “war on terror” that has followed. Individual chapters examine dramas representing the invasion of Iraq, such as Occupation and Generation Kill; war comedies, such as Gary, Tank Commander; documentaries such as the BBC Panorama’s coverage of the September 11th attacks; and September 11th in popular series such as CSI: New York. The book concludes with an extended reflection on contemporary docudrama and an interview with docudrama filmmaker Peter Kosminsky.

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