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Author:
Venditto, David, 1978- author.
Title:
Whiteness at the end of the world : race in post-apocalyptic cinema / David Venditto.
Publisher:
State University of New York Press,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
193 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject:
2000-2099
Apocalyptic films--History and criticism.
White people in motion pictures.
Race in motion pictures.
Race relations in motion pictures.
Motion pictures--History--United States--History--21st century.
Motion pictures--History--United States--History--21st century.
Motion pictures--United States--History--21st century.
History.
Apocalyptic films.
Motion pictures.
Motion pictures--Political aspects.
Motion pictures--Social aspects.
Race in motion pictures.
Race relations in motion pictures.
White people in motion pictures.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
"The ravages of other countries": loss of White America -- "Unite the civilized world": Frontier eschatology -- "The red blood of patriots": paranoia and scapegoating -- "New roads, and highways, and bridges, and airports, and tunnels": apocalyptic objects" -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"Examines the ways in which post-apocalyptic films express white racial anxiety"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
SUNY series, horizons of cinema
ISBN:
1438489439
9781438489438
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1287921832
LCCN:
2022005649
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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