03409cam a2200529Mi 4500 9781003372288 FlBoTFG 20251030122241.0 m o d cr |n||||||||| 240725s2024 nyu ob 001 0 eng d OCoLC-P eng OCoLC-P 9781040122297 (electronic bk.) 1040122299 (electronic bk.) 9781003372288 (electronic bk.) 1003372287 (electronic bk.) 9781040122211 (electronic bk. : PDF) 1040122213 (electronic bk. : PDF) 9781032444604 1032444606 9781032443010 1032443014 10.4324/9781003372288 doi (OCoLC)1449624472 (OCoLC-P)1449624472 PN1995.9.S6 SOC 022000 bisacsh PER 004130 bisacsh HIS 036060 bisacsh JHB bicssc Harris, Martin, (College teacher), author. 94021 Horror and science fiction cinema and society [electronic resource] : American culture and politics in the Cold War and after through the projector lens / Martin Harris. New York : Routledge, 2024. 1 online resource Examining how horror and science fiction films from the 1950s to the present invent and explore fictional us-versus-them scenarios, this book analyzesthe differentwayssuch films employ allegory and/or satire to interrogate the causes and consequences ofincreasing polarization in American politics and society. Starting with the killer ants film with an anti-communist subtext Them! (1954) and concluding with Jordan Peele's social horror film with revenge-seeking homicidal doppelgngers Us (2019), Martin Harris highlights social and political contexts, contemporary reviews and responses, and retrospective evaluations to show how American horror and science fiction films reflect and respond to contemporary conflicts marking various periods in U.S. history from post-WWII to the present, including those concerning race, gender, class, faith, political ideology, national identity, and other elements of American society. Horror and Science Fiction Cinema and Society draws upon cinematic sociology to provide a resourceful approach to American horror and science fiction films that integrates discussion of plot construction and character development with analyses of the thematic uses of conflict, guiding readers' understanding of how filmmakers create otherworldly confrontations to deliver real-world social and political commentary. OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record. Motion pictures Social aspects United States. 94022 Horror films United States History and criticism. 94023 Science fiction films United States History and criticism. 94024 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture bisacsh 94025 HISTORY / United States / 20th Century bisacsh 94026 Taylor & Francis https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003372288 OCLC metadata license agreement http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf E-Books 67692 67692