
Ominous Homelands in World Cinema
Moving Images of (In)Security and the Rise of Neo-Nationalisms
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Ominous Homelands in World Cinema
Moving Images of (In)Security and the Rise of Neo-Nationalisms
About this book
Ominous Homelands in World Cinema examines contemporary films from a range of national settings that expose and critically engage with representations of "Homeland" – a term that resurfaced with renewed intensity in the United States through the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security after 9/11 and gained traction across Europe, contributing to the formation of new securitarian configurations whose impact has resonated globally.
By drawing on contemporary films from different national contexts, and relating these with emerging political discourses, this book explores some of the new meanings and images associated with ideas of home and land. The analysis also traces how notions and representations of "Homeland" in popular culture have increasingly become infused with themes of security and control, not only linked to terrorism but also progressively connected to a number of other global processes such as the so-called "refugee crisis," the emergence of new geopolitical powers, wars and the rise of authoritarian leaders and nationalistic movements in different parts of the world.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars in media and film studies, American studies, cultural studies, critical security studies, international relations, contemporary history and global studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction: “Homelands” in Comparison and Images of (In)security
- 2 Homeland, Trumpland, Nomadland: Homeless Elegies in the USA
- 3 European Homelands: Colonial Legacies and Circum-Atlantic Crises
- 4 The Special Relation UK/US: Ghosts in Borrowed Homes
- 5 Inhospitable North: The Decline of the Nordic Model
- 6 Beyond Brazilian (In)securities: Frames of Resistance
- 7 Gory Homes in East Asia: Hosts/Guests in Japan and South Korea
- 8 Israel/Palestine: Escapist Fantasies and (Im)Possible Homelands
- 9 Ominous Homelands: Overview and Final Words
- Index