{"product_id":"9780231172035","title":"Parallel Lines: Post-9\/11 American Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eParallel Lines describes how post-9\/11 cinema, from Spike Lee's \u003ci\u003e25th Hour\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) to Kathryn Bigelow's \u003ci\u003eZero Dark Thirty\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), relates to different, and competing, versions of US national identity in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The book combines readings of individual films (\u003ci\u003eWorld Trade Center\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnited 93\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFahrenheit 9\/11\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLoose Change\u003c\/i\u003e) and cycles of films (depicting revenge, conspiracy, torture and war) with extended commentary on recurring themes, including the relationship between the US and the rest of the world, narratives of therapeutic recovery, questions of ethical obligation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume argues that post-9\/11 cinema is varied and dynamic, registering shock and upheaval in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, displaying capacity for critique following the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal mid-decade, and seeking to reestablish consensus during Obama's troubled second term of office.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallflower Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049359196400,"sku":"9780231172035","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780231172035_p0.jpg?v=1763678717","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780231172035","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}