Historiography of World War II in Contemporary American Cinema

Download or read book Historiography of World War II in Contemporary American Cinema written by Deniz Gürgen Atalay and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sensual experience generated by the diegetic film allows the comprehension of the narrated event to frame the representation practiced in film. In a similar vein, the historiography of the historical diegetic film transmits its perspective of the historical event it represents to the audience through its sensual experience. Exploring the significance of mainstream film’s practice of historical representations, this book focuses on the shift of the historiography of World War II in Hollywood films. Adopting a comparative study, it discusses World War II films made during the Bush administration after 9/11 and those produced during the presidency campaign period of Obama.