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Paranoia the Bomb and 1950s Science Fiction Films

Cyndy Hendershot

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  • 163 sidor
  • 2005
Cyndy Hendershot argues that 1950s science fiction films open a window on the cultural paranoia that characterized 1950s America, a phenomenon largely triggered by use of nuclear weapons during World War II. This study uses psychoanalytic theory to examine the various monsters that inhabit 1950s sci-fi movies giant insects, prehistoric creatures, mutants, uncanny doubles, to name a few which serve as metaphorical embodiments of a varied and complex cultural paranoia. Postwar paranoia may have stemmed from the bomb, but it came to correlate with a wider range of issues such as anti-communism, internal totalitarianism, scientific progress, domestic problems, gender roles, and sexuality."
  • Författare: Cyndy Hendershot
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9780879727994
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 163
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2005-01-01
  • Förlag: Bowling Green University Popular Press,US