{"product_id":"white-terror-the-horror-film-from-obama-to-trump-paperback","title":"White Terror: The Horror Film from Obama to Trump - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRussell Meeuf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat kinds of terror lurk beneath the surface of White respectability? Many of the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e top-grossing US horror films between 2008 and 2016 relied heavily on themes of White, patriarchal fear and fragility: outsiders disrupting the sanctity of the almost always White family, evil forces or transgressive ideas transforming loved ones, and children dying when White women eschew traditional maternal roles. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorror film has a long history of radical, political commentary, and Russell Meeuf reveals how racial resentments represented specifically in horror films produced during the Obama era gave rise to the Trump presidency and the Make America Great Again movement. Featuring films such as \u003ci\u003eThe Conjuring \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDon't Breathe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhite Terror \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how motifs of home invasion, exorcism, possession, and hauntings mirror cultural debates around White masculinity, class, religion, socioeconomics, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the vein of Jordan Peele, \u003ci\u003eWhite Terror\u003c\/i\u003e exposes how White mainstream fear affects the horror film industry, which in turn cashes in on that fear and draws voters to candidates like Trump.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussell Meeuf is Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Media at the University of Idaho in Moscow. He is author of \u003ci\u003eRebellious Bodies: Stardom, Citizenship, and the New Body Politics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJohn Wayne's World: Transnational Masculinity in the Fifties\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767547789600,"sku":"9780253060389","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/816c4acf32851d7d8aeebf40546150ea.webp?v=1780313000","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/white-terror-the-horror-film-from-obama-to-trump-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}