America is elsewhere : the noir tradition in the age of consumer culture
Dussere, ErikAuthor
This study conceives the literary and cinematic category of 'noir' as a way of understanding the defining conflict between authenticity and consumer culture in post-World War II America. It analyses works of fiction and film in order to argue that both contribute to a 'noir tradition' that is initiated around the end of World War II and continues to develop and evolve in the present.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This study conceives the literary and cinematic category of 'noir' as a way of understanding the defining conflict between authenticity and consumer culture in post-World War II America. It analyses works of fiction and film in order to argue that both contribute to a 'noir tradition' that is initiated around the end of World War II and continues to develop and evolve in the present.
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Detective and mystery stories, American
Noir fiction, American
Film noir
National characteristics, American, in literature
Masculinity in literature
English
Languages & Literatures
American Literature