Monsters in the Machine by Steffen Hantke
During the 1950s and early 1960s, the American film industry produced a distinct cycle of films situated on the boundary between horror and science fiction. Steffen Hantke argues that these films have long been understood as allegories of the Cold War. Setting out to question, expand, and correct this critical argument, Hantke follows shifts and adjustments prompted by recent scholarly work.
A vital and engaging look at the political contexts surrounding 1950s sci-fi filmsHantke showcases the importance of neglected films like Invasion U.S.A. and I Married a Monster from Outer Space while expertly tracing new patterns across the genre."" - Blair Davis, author of The Battle for the Bs: 1950s Hollywood and the Rebirth of Low-Budget Cinema
""With admirable scope and lucidity, Monsters in the Machine insightfully analyzes sci-fi films of the postwar period to expose the cultural politics and political ethos of an era dominated by the aura of World War II and the nuclear shadow it cast over Henry Luce's 'American Century.' Providing rich touchstones for the major tensions and contradictions that informed the grotesque mechanisms of the Cold War, Monsters in the Machine should be required reading for any course on American Cold War culture."" - Alan Nadel, author of Containment Culture: American Narratives, Postmodernism, and the Atomic Age and Flatlining on the Field of Dreams: Cultural Narratives in the Films of President Reagan's America
""With admirable scope and lucidity, Monsters in the Machine insightfully analyzes sci-fi films of the postwar period to expose the cultural politics and political ethos of an era dominated by the aura of World War II and the nuclear shadow it cast over Henry Luce's 'American Century.' Providing rich touchstones for the major tensions and contradictions that informed the grotesque mechanisms of the Cold War, Monsters in the Machine should be required reading for any course on American Cold War culture."" - Alan Nadel, author of Containment Culture: American Narratives, Postmodernism, and the Atomic Age and Flatlining on the Field of Dreams: Cultural Narratives in the Films of President Reagan's America
Steffen Hantke, Seoul, South Korea, has written on contemporary literature, film, and culture. He is author of Conspiracy and Paranoia in Contemporary American Fiction: The Works of Don DeLillo and Joseph McElroy, as well as editor of Horror Film: Creating and Marketing Fear and American Horror Film: The Genre at the Turn of the Millennium, both published by University Press of Mississippi.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781496818263 |
| ISBN 10 | 1496818261 |
| Title | Monsters in the Machine |
| Author | Steffen Hantke |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Press of Mississippi |
| Year published | 2018-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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