Traumatic imprints cinema, military psychiatry, and the aftermath of war
"Forced to contend with unprecedented levels of psychological trauma during World War II, the United States military began sponsoring a series of nontheatrical films designed to educate and even rehabilitate soldiers and civilians alike. Traumatic Imprints examines wartime and postwar debates a...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
2018
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Forced to contend with unprecedented levels of psychological trauma during World War II, the United States military began sponsoring a series of nontheatrical films designed to educate and even rehabilitate soldiers and civilians alike. Traumatic Imprints examines wartime and postwar debates about, aspirations for, and uses of cinema as a vehicle for studying, publicizing, and even 'working through' war trauma"--Provided by publisher Introduction : documenting the "residue of battle" -- "Imaging the mind" : military psychiatry meets documentary film -- Solemn venues : war trauma and the expanding nontheatrical realm -- Selling "psycho films" : trauma cinema and the military-industrial complex -- Psychodocudramatics : role-playing war trauma from the hospital to Hollywood -- "Casualties of the spirit" : let there be light and its contexts -- Conclusion : traumatic returns |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | ix, 290 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780520297630 978-0-520-29763-0 |