Mediating War and Identity : Figures of Transgression in 20th- and 21st-century War Representation /: Figures of Transgression in 20th- and 21st-century War Representation. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lisa Purse, Ute Wölfel.
• Editors: Purse, Lisa; Wölfel, Ute
• Contents: List of figures; Notes on the Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction, Lisa Purse and Ute Wölfel; 2: Momentary Rupture? Dawn (1928) and the Transgressive Potential of the Edith Cavell Case, Claudia Sternberg; 3: 'An act of wilful defiance': Objection, Rebellion, and Protest in the Imperial War Museum's First World War Galleries, Rebecca Clare Dolgoy; 4: Figures of Transgression in Representations of the First World War on British Television, Emma Hanna; 5: The End of Transgression: Fritz Bauer as Traitor on the German Screen, Ute Wölfel; 6: 'Just another Kraut'?: The Wehrmacht Traitor as 'Good German' in Hollywood's Decision before Dawn (1951), Patrick Major; 7: Religious pacifism and the Hollywood war film: from Sergeant York (1941) to Hacksaw Ridge (2017), Guy Westwell; 8: Military Masculinity and the Deserting Soldier in Stop-Loss (2008), Thomas Ærvold Bjerre; 9: Activist, mother, filmmaker: competing transgressions in the Syrian war documentary, Lisa Purse; 10: Marie Colvin – the war hero and the 'nasty woman', Agnieszka Piotrowska; Index. List of figures Notes on the Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Lisa Purse and Ute Wölfel 2. Momentary Rupture? Dawn (1928) and the Transgressive Potential of the Edith Cavell Case Claudia Sternberg 3. 'An act of wilful defiance': Objection, Rebellion, and Protest in the Imperial War Museum's First World War Galleries Rebecca Clare Dolgoy 4. Figures of Transgression in Representations of the First World War on British Television Emma Hanna 5. The End of Transgression: Fritz Bauer as Traitor on the German Screen Ute Wölfel 6. 'Just another Kraut'?: The Wehrmacht Traitor as 'Good German' in Hollywood's Decision before Dawn (1951) Patrick Major 7. Religious pacifism and the Hollywood war film: from Sergeant York (1941) to Hacksaw Ridge (2017) Guy Westwell 8. Military Masculinity and the Deserting Soldier in Stop-Loss (2008) Thomas Ærvold Bjerre 9. Activist, mother, filmmaker: competing transgressions in the Syrian war documentary Lisa Purse 10. Marie Colvin – the war hero and the 'nasty woman' Agnieszka Piotrowska Index.
• Publisher Details: United Kingdom : Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (216 pages)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781474446297
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