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Civil Defense Images in Film and Television from the Cold War to 9/11
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During the 1950s and early 1960s, school air-raid drills, bomb shelters, and unnerving civil defense films served as constant reminders of the looming threat of nuclear war. Throughout America, a widespread civil defense effort used town meetings, public school educational programs, and the mass media—television, radio, and especially, motion pictures—to mobilize every citizen for a protracted Cold War. This volume explores how American popular culture has portrayed civil defense from mid-twentieth century to the immediate post–September 11 era. With analysis of everything from early government propaganda films and 1950s science fiction films to Happy Days, the Reagan–era TV movie The Day After, and the small-screen nostalgia trend after 9/11, it shows how popular culture reflects American fears and the hope of preparedness.
À propos de l'auteur :
Melvin E. Matthews, Jr., is a contributing writer to the Roanoke (Virginia) Star-Sentinel, Roanoke Magazine, Roanoke Times and History News Network.
Revue de Presse:
"examines themes of civil defense and nuclear attack in film and television from the Atomic Age through the present post 9/11 era"—SciTech Book News.
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