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War in Film: Semiotics and Conflict Related Sign Constructions on the Screen
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Abstract
The human experience of war is not only remembered by societies through memorials, but also through the depiction of wars and important battles of respective national histories on screen. Very often, the image presented is related to existent semiotics, and the respective sign systems determine the ... view more
The human experience of war is not only remembered by societies through memorials, but also through the depiction of wars and important battles of respective national histories on screen. Very often, the image presented is related to existent semiotics, and the respective sign systems determine the image of heroic actions and violence on the screen. The present volume provides a deeper insight into the forces at play when war films are presented on the big screen and intends to show why and how violent conflicts often have an afterlife as visual media as well.... view less
Keywords
film; war; semiotics; aesthetics; memory; propaganda
Classification
Media Contents, Content Analysis
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Free Keywords
Omer Fast; Steve McQueen; war film; Christopher Nolan; Roland Barthes; Kriegsfilm; Maya Schweizer; Alain Delon; Clemens von Wedemeyer; Fernando Frías; Mario Volpe; war images; film narratives; national narratives; Amat Escalante; Frank Herbert; popular culture; Alessandro Blasetti
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
Büchner-Verlag
City
Marburg
Page/Pages
229 p.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14631/978-3-96317-852-8
ISBN
978-3-96317-852-8
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed