{"product_id":"9780813552064","title":"Washed in Blood: Male Sacrifice, Trauma, and the Cinema","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Smith in \u003ci\u003eI Am Legend\u003c\/i\u003e. Leonardo DiCaprio in \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e. Charlton Heston in just about everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViewers of Hollywood action films are no doubt familiar with the sacrificial victim-hero, the male protagonist who nobly gives up his life so that others may be saved. \u003ci\u003eWashed in Blood\u003c\/i\u003e argues that such sacrificial films are especially prominent in eras when the nation—and American manhood—is thought to be in crisis. The sacrificial victim-hero, continually imperiled and frequently exhibiting classic symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, thus bears the trauma of the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaire Sisco King offers an in-depth study of three prominent cycles of Hollywood films that follow the sacrificial narrative: the early–to–mid 1970s, the mid–to–late 1990s, and the mid–to–late 2000s. From Vietnam-era disaster movies to post-9\/11 apocalyptic thrillers, she examines how each film represents traumatized American masculinity and national identity. What she uncovers is a cinematic tendency to position straight white men as America’s most valuable citizens—and its noblest victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110157992176,"sku":"9780813552064","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780813552064_p0.jpg?v=1763746209","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780813552064","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}