{"product_id":"washed-in-blood","title":"Washed in Blood","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e 2013 Outstanding Book Award, Critical Cultural Studies division of the National Communication Association\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Will 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\n\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\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"King, Claire S","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43574220882102,"sku":"9780813551609","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780813551609_5f263842-1a09-4761-bfdf-c362ed44afa3.jpg?v=1727259403","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/washed-in-blood","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}