Imperial Benevolence
U.S. Foreign Policy and American Popular Culture since 9/11
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, History, Americas, United States, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780520971028 | |
| Publisher: | University of California Press | Publication: | August 14, 2018 |
| Imprint: | University of California Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780520971028 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Publication: | August 14, 2018 |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Language: | English |
This is a necessary and urgent read for anyone concerned about the United States' endless wars. Investigating multiple genres of popular culture alongside contemporary U.S. foreign policy and political economy, *Imperial Benevolence *shows that American popular culture continuously suppresses awareness of U.S. imperialism while assuming American exceptionalism and innocence. This is despite the fact that it is rarely a product of the state. Expertly coordinated essays by prominent historians and media scholars address the ways that movies and television series such as Zero Dark Thirty, The Avengers, and even *The Walking Dead, *as well as video games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, have largely presented the United States as a global force for good. Popular culture, with few exceptions, has depicted the U.S. as a reluctant hegemon fiercely defending human rights and protecting or expanding democracy from the barbarians determined to destroy it.
This is a necessary and urgent read for anyone concerned about the United States' endless wars. Investigating multiple genres of popular culture alongside contemporary U.S. foreign policy and political economy, *Imperial Benevolence *shows that American popular culture continuously suppresses awareness of U.S. imperialism while assuming American exceptionalism and innocence. This is despite the fact that it is rarely a product of the state. Expertly coordinated essays by prominent historians and media scholars address the ways that movies and television series such as Zero Dark Thirty, The Avengers, and even *The Walking Dead, *as well as video games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, have largely presented the United States as a global force for good. Popular culture, with few exceptions, has depicted the U.S. as a reluctant hegemon fiercely defending human rights and protecting or expanding democracy from the barbarians determined to destroy it.
