Fascism and Millennial American Cinema
This book examines a spate of American films released around the turn of the millennium that differently address the actuality or possibility of domestic fascism within the USA. The films discussed span a diversity of forms, genres and production practice
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Leighton Grist
Fascism and Millennial American Cinema
Leighton Grist
Fascism and Millennial American Cinema
Leighton Grist University of Winchester Winchester, UK
ISBN 978-1-137-59565-2 ISBN 978-1-137-59566-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59566-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018940447 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Adam Frazier / Unsplash.com Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Macmillan Publishers Ltd. part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
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Acknowledgements
The drafting of the first chapters of this book was aided by a period of research leave granted by the University of Winchester. I would like to thank the Head of Research of the Faculty of Arts, Inga Bryden, for her support for this project, and thank my colleagues within the Film Studies programme – Steven Allen, Imruh Bakari, Laura Hubner and Fran Mason – for support that far exceeds this project. Two people once more deserve special thanks: my good friend and colleague Mike Walker, who has provided his usual help and advice throughout the drafting of this book, and my wife Rita, without whose patience, understanding and good humour this book probably would not exist. Finally, I would like to dedicate this book to my mother, Stella Grist, who passed away just before its writing. A voracious reader who had to leave school at 14 years of age, she instilled into myself and my sisters both a love of books and an understanding of the
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