{"product_id":"9781783714483","title":"A 'Toxic Genre': The Iraq War Films","description":"Over the last five years, a cycle of films has emerged addressing the ongoing Iraq conflict. Some became well-known and one of them, The Hurt Locker, won a string of Oscars. But many others disappeared into obscurity. What is it about these films that led Variety to dub them a 'toxic genre'?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Barker analyses the production and reception of these recent Iraq war films. Among the issues he examines are the borrowing of soldiers' YouTube styles of self-representation to generate an 'authentic' Iraq experience, and how they take refuge in 'apolitical' post-traumatic stress disorder. Barker also looks afresh at some classic issues in film theory: the problems of accounting for film 'failures', the shaping role of production systems, the significance of genre-naming and the impact of that 'toxic' label.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 'Toxic Genre' is fascinating reading for film studies students and anyone interested in cinema's portrayal of modern warfare.","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114697998576,"sku":"9781783714483","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783714483_p0.jpg?v=1763724102","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783714483","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}