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Eastwood's Iwo Jima: critical engagements with Flags of our fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima

edited by Rikke Schubart & Anne Gjelsvik
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Publication:
New York : Columbia University Press, [2013]
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Summary:
With 'Flags of Our Fathers' (2006) and 'Letters from Iwo Jima' (2006), Clint Eastwood made a unique contribution to film history, being the first director to make two films about the same event. Eastwood's films examine the battle over Iwo Jima from two nations' perspectives, in two languages, and embody a passionate view on conflict, enemies, and heroes. Together these works tell the story behind one of history's most famous photographs, Leo Rosenthal's 'Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima'. In this volume, international scholars in political science and film, literary, and cultural studies undertake multifaceted investigations into how Eastwood's diptych reflects war today. Fifteen essays explore the intersection among war films, American history, and Japanese patriotism. They present global attitudes toward war memories, icons, and heroism while offering new perspectives on cinema, photography, journalism, ethics, propaganda, war strategy, leadership, and the war on terror.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Making And Remakings Of An American Icon: 'Raising The Flag On Iwo Jima' From Photojournalism To Global, Digital Media / Rikke Schubart / Anne Gjelsvik
  • Forgotten Cinematographer Of Mount Suribachi: Bill Genaust's Eight-Second Iwo Jima Footage And The Historical Facsimile / Mette Mortensen
  • Flags Of Their Stepfathers? Race And Culture In The Context Of Military Service And The Fight For Citizenship / Bjørn Sørenssen
  • Following The Flag In American Film / Martin Edwin Andersen
  • Care Or Glory? Picturing A New War Hero / Robert Eberwein
  • Beyond Mimesis: War, History, And Memory In Flags Of Our Fathers / Anne Gjelsvik
  • Clint Eastwood's Postclassical Multiple Narratives Of Iwo Jima / Holger Pötzsch
  • Haunting In The War Film: Flags Of Our Fathers / Glenn Man
  • Eastwood And The Enemy / Robert Burgoyne
  • East Of Eastwood: Iwo Jima And The Japanese Context / Rikke Schubart
  • Humanism Versus Patriotism: Eastwood Trapped In The Bi-Polar Logic Of Warfare / Lars-Martin Sørensen
  • Suicide In Letters From Iwo Jima / Mikkel Bruun Zangenberg
  • To Sell A War: Flags, Lies, And Tragedy / Robert Burgoyne
  • Banzai! Letters From Iwo Jima And Choosing The Enemy In Risk Society / Vibeke Schou Tjalve.
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Subjects:
Flags of our fathers (Motion picture)
Letters from Iwo Jima (Motion picture)
World War, 1939-1945 — Motion pictures and war
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
World War, 1939-1945 — Japan
World War, 1939-1945 — United States
Eastwood, Clint, 1930-
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Call Numbers:
PN1997.2.F59 E17 2013eb
ISBNs:
9780231850438 (electronic bk.)
0231850433 (electronic bk.)
9780231165648 [Invalid]
0231165641 [Invalid]
9780231165655 (paperback) [Invalid]
0231165641 (paperback) [Invalid]
OCLC Numbers:
859158790
Other Control Numbers:
EBC1103459 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp10873404