War in Film Semiotics and Conflict Related Sign Constructions on the Screen
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Büchner-Verlag
2022
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| Collection: | Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (229 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783963173035 978-3-96317-852-8 |