Book chapter
The End of the World, Hollywood, and the Endurance of Military Violence: Elysium and World War Z
The Myth of Colorblindness, pp.283-297
Springer International Publishing
09/29/2019
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/118774
Abstract
Bloodsworth-Lugo and Lugo-Lugo explore how the militarization of the United States is depicted in two films released over a decade after 9/11—Elysium and World War Z—and how this militarization reflects racialized anxieties in this country. Following the events of 9/11, the administrations of G.W. Bush, Obama, and Trump have promoted an increasing militarization of US society, which has included the handling and surveillance of minoritized bodies, including undocumented, black, brown, and Muslim bodies, and have fostered fear and anxiety of racialized others.
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- Title
- The End of the World, Hollywood, and the Endurance of Military Violence: Elysium and World War Z
- Creators
- Mary K Bloodsworth-Lugo - Washington State UniversityCarmen R Lugo-Lugo - Washington State University
- Publication Details
- The Myth of Colorblindness, pp.283-297
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Identifiers
- 99900663116001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter