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War and Cinema in the United States. "Sergeant York" and "Dr. Strangelove": from Propaganda to Criticism.
Navarro Viñas, Alberto
Tarancón de Francisco, Juan Antonio (dir.)
Universidad de Zaragoza,
FFYL,
2023
Departamento de Filología Inglesa y Alemana, Área de Filología Inglesa
Graduado en Estudios Ingleses
Resumen: La participación de Estados Unidos en sucesivos conflictos a lo largo del Siglo XX fue un factor influyente en todos los ámbitos del país, incluyendo la sociedad y la cultura. Este trabajo se centra en el cine bélico estadounidense durante los periodos de la II Guerra Mundial y la Guerra Fría. El objetivo es exponer el cambio de mentalidad respecto a la guerra que tuvo lugar entre la población estadounidense, partiendo de un claro apoyo al conflicto durante la II Guerra Mundial, que se fue debilitando en la década de los 60 hasta culminar en un rechazo mayoritario en los años de la Guerra de Vietnam. Para lograr esto, este trabajo toma el cine como recurso, analizando una película bélica de cada época ("El Sargento York" y "¿Teléfono Rojo? Volamos hacia Moscú") con el fin de poder asociarla al discurso histórico de su momento en relación a la guerra, a saber: la campaña de movilización social para la II Guerra Mundial, y la aparición de voces de protesta y del movimiento anti-guerra durante la Guerra Fría. Tras una breve contextualización histórica, se analizan ambas películas, prestando atención especialmente a los diálogos y la caracterización de sus personajes, con el fin de interpretarlas dentro de esos discursos históricos, como un ejemplo de propaganda bélica, o bien como una crítica a la guerra. Además de asociar los cambios en las tendencias cinematográficas con cambios en la mentalidad colectiva, se pretende reivindicar las manifestaciones culturales de un periodo como interpretación complementaria del contexto social e ideológico en el que fueron creadas.
The involvement of the United States in successive conflicts throughout the 20th century was an influential factor in all aspects of the country, including society and culture. This essay focuses on US war films during the periods of World War II and the Cold War. The aim is to expose the change in mentality towards war that took place among the US population, starting from a clear support for the conflict during World War II, which weakened during the 1960s and culminated in a majority rejection in the years of the War of Vietnam. To achieve this, this essay takes cinema as a resource, analysing a war film from each period ("Sergeant York" and "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb") in order to associate it with the historical discourse of its time regarding war, namely: the social mobilization campaign for World War II, and the outbreak of voices of protest and the anti-war movement during the Cold War. After a brief historical contextualization, both films are analysed, paying particular attention to the dialogues and characterization of their characters, in order to interpret them within these historical discourses, either as an example of war propaganda or as a critique of war. Besides associating changes in cinematographic trends with changes in the collective mentality, the aim is to vindicate the cultural manifestations of a period as a complementary interpretation of the social and ideological context in which they were created.
The involvement of the United States in successive conflicts throughout the 20th century was an influential factor in all aspects of the country, including society and culture. This essay focuses on US war films during the periods of World War II and the Cold War. The aim is to expose the change in mentality towards war that took place among the US population, starting from a clear support for the conflict during World War II, which weakened during the 1960s and culminated in a majority rejection in the years of the War of Vietnam. To achieve this, this essay takes cinema as a resource, analysing a war film from each period ("Sergeant York" and "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb") in order to associate it with the historical discourse of its time regarding war, namely: the social mobilization campaign for World War II, and the outbreak of voices of protest and the anti-war movement during the Cold War. After a brief historical contextualization, both films are analysed, paying particular attention to the dialogues and characterization of their characters, in order to interpret them within these historical discourses, either as an example of war propaganda or as a critique of war. Besides associating changes in cinematographic trends with changes in the collective mentality, the aim is to vindicate the cultural manifestations of a period as a complementary interpretation of the social and ideological context in which they were created.
Tipo de Trabajo Académico: Trabajo Fin de Grado
Notas: Resumen disponible también en inglés.
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