Our Fears Made Manifest
Author | : Ashley Jae Carranza |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 295 |
Release | : 2021-02-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476679310 |
ISBN-13 | : 1476679312 |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The beginning of the 21st century was a time of unprecedented events in American society: Y2K, 9/11 and the wars that followed, partisan changes in government and the rapid advancements of the Internet and mass consumerism. In the two decades since, popular culture--particularly film--has manifested the underlying anxieties of the American psyche. This collection of new essays examines dozens of movies released 1998-2020 and how they drew upon and spoke to mass cultural fears. Contributors analyze examples across a range of genres--horror, teen rom-coms, military flicks, slow-burns, and animated children's films--covering topics including gender and sexuality, environmental politics, technophobia, xenophobia, and class and racial inequality.