Militainment, Inc.

War, Media, and Popular Culture

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Games, Video & Electronic, Computers, Entertainment & Games, Video & Electronic Games, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
Cover of the book Militainment, Inc. by Roger Stahl, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Roger Stahl ISBN: 9781135837495
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: December 4, 2009
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Roger Stahl
ISBN: 9781135837495
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: December 4, 2009
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Militainment, Inc. offers provocative, sometimes disturbing insight into the ways that war is presented and viewed as entertainment—or "militainment"—in contemporary American popular culture. War has been the subject of entertainment for centuries, but Roger Stahl argues that a new interactive mode of militarized entertainment is recruiting its audience as virtual-citizen soldiers. The author examines a wide range of historical and contemporary media examples to demonstrate the ways that war now invites audiences to enter the spectacle as an interactive participant through a variety of channels—from news coverage to online video games to reality television. Simply put, rather than presenting war as something to be watched, the new interactive militainment presents war as something to be played and experienced vicariously. Stahl examines the challenges that this new mode of militarized entertainment poses for democracy, and explores the controversies and resistant practices that it has inspired.

This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship between war and media, and it sheds surprising light on the connections between virtual battlefields and the international conflicts unfolding in Iraq and Afghanistan today.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Militainment, Inc. offers provocative, sometimes disturbing insight into the ways that war is presented and viewed as entertainment—or "militainment"—in contemporary American popular culture. War has been the subject of entertainment for centuries, but Roger Stahl argues that a new interactive mode of militarized entertainment is recruiting its audience as virtual-citizen soldiers. The author examines a wide range of historical and contemporary media examples to demonstrate the ways that war now invites audiences to enter the spectacle as an interactive participant through a variety of channels—from news coverage to online video games to reality television. Simply put, rather than presenting war as something to be watched, the new interactive militainment presents war as something to be played and experienced vicariously. Stahl examines the challenges that this new mode of militarized entertainment poses for democracy, and explores the controversies and resistant practices that it has inspired.

This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the relationship between war and media, and it sheds surprising light on the connections between virtual battlefields and the international conflicts unfolding in Iraq and Afghanistan today.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Routledge Handbook of Islam in the West by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book Roscoe and Italy by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book The Routledge Research Companion to Shakespeare and Classical Literature by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book Vanishing Matter and the Laws of Motion by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book European Crisis Management and Defence by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book Woodland Habitats by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book Industrial England, 1776-1851 by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book A History of Medieval Political Thought by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book The Art of Relational Supervision by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book States of Intoxication by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book Human Rights and Disability by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book Introducing English Syntax by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book The Politics of Proximity by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book Young Children, Parents and Professionals by Roger Stahl
Cover of the book Economic Foundations of Strategic Management by Roger Stahl
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy