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Docu-Fictions of War

U. S. Interventionism in Film and Literature

By: Tatiana Prorokova

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Docu-Fictions of War

U. S. Interventionism in Film and Literature

By: Tatiana Prorokova

Historical writing and fiction are not the same thing, though historians often creatively manipulate material in imposing plot structures, selecting starting and ending points, and fashioning compelling literary characters from historical figures. In Docu-Fictions of War, Tatiana Prorokova argues that the opposite is also true--war fiction offers a kind of history that both documents its subjects and provides a snapshot of the cultural representation of the United States' most recent military involvements. She covers a largely neglected body of cinematic and literary texts about the First Gulf War, the Balkan War, the Afghanistan War, and the Iraq War to open a fresh analysis of cultural texts on war. Prorokova contends that these texts are not pure fiction, but "docu-fictions"--works of imagination that can document their subjects while disclosing the social, political, and historical link between war and culture during the last three decades. Docu-Fictions of War analyzes how these representational narratives have highlighted a humanitarian rationale behind American involvement in each war, whether the stated goals were to free the oppressed from tyranny, stop genocide, or rid the world of terrorism. The book explores the gap between history--what allegedly happened--and the cultural mythology that is both true and inexact, tangible and sensed, recognized and undocumented.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496214447

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Climate Change Fiction and Ecocultural Crisis

The Industrial Revolution to the Present

By: Tatiana Konrad

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Climate Change Fiction and Ecocultural Crisis

The Industrial Revolution to the Present

By: Tatiana Konrad

Concentrating on a powerful, emerging genre, Tatiana Konrad’s Climate Change Fiction and Ecocultural Crisis provides a survey of popular narratives that further our understanding of climate change in contemporary fiction. Konrad advocates for the expansion and redefinition of the cli-fi genre and argues that industrial fiction from the nineteenth century is the first example of climate change fiction. Tracing the ways through which cli-fi outlines a history of our modern ecocultural crisis, this book demonstrates how the genre employs four major thematic clusters to achieve this narrative: weather, science, religion, and place. Focusing on a diverse range of issues, including fossil fuels, cheap energy, the intricacies of human–more-than-human relationships, and postcolonial geographies, Konrad illustrates how cli-fi transcends mere storytelling. The genre ultimately emerges as an important means to forecast, imagine, and contemplate climatic events. The book invites a broadening of the environmental humanities discourse, asking readers not only to deepen their understanding of the current climate crisis, but also to consider how cli-fi culture can be viewed as an effective method to address climate change.

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University of Nevada Press

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164779160X

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9781647791605

Docu-Fictions of War

U. S. Interventionism in Film and Literature

By: Tatiana Prorokova

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U. S. Interventionism in Film and Literature

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Docu-Fictions of War

Docu-Fictions of War

Climate Change Fiction and Ecocultural Crisis

Climate Change Fiction and Ecocultural Crisis

Docu-Fictions of War

Docu-Fictions of War

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