Ambiguous Borderlands [electronic resource] : Shadow Imagery in Cold War American Culture / Erik Mortenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mortenson, Erik.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture--United States--History--20th century.

Popular culture.

Cold War--Influence.

Cold War.

Politics and culture--United States--History--20th century.

Politics and culture.

Cold War--Social aspects--United States.

Cold War in motion pictures.

Cold War in literature.

Metaphor in literature.

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

United States--Civilization--1945-.

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Place of Publication:

Carbondale, [Illinois] : Southern Illinois University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book examines shadow imagery in postwar literature, television, film, photography, and popular culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Figures list; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: Shadows and Their Place in Postwar America; 1. A FASCINATING ANXIETY: The Paradoxes of Life in the Shadow of the Bomb; 2. WHAT THE SHADOWS KNOW: The Return of the Crime-Fighting Hero the Shadow in Late-1950s Literature; 3. TAKING BACK THE SHADOWS: Allen Ginsberg's and Jack Kerouac's Struggles to Reclaim the American Unconscious; 4. THE GHOST OF HUMANISM: The Disappearing Figure in Postwar Photography; 5. THE BATTLE OF LIGHT AND DARK: Chiaroscuro in Late Film Noir

6. A JOURNEY INTO THE SHADOWS: The Twilight Zone's Visual Critique of the Cold WarCONCLUSION: Adumbration, Penumbra, Foreshadowing; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8093-3433-X

OCLC:

938563889