Home/Fronts : : Contemporary War in British Literature, Drama, and Film / / Janina Wierzoch.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2020 Part 2
• VerfasserIn: Wierzoch, Janina,
• Place / Publishing House: Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Edition Kulturwissenschaft ; 226
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; 1. Introduction --; 2. Contexts and State of Research --; 3. Theoretical Framework --; 4. Novel --; 5. Stage Plays --; 6. Film and Television --; 7. Conclusion: Fictional Home/Fronts in Contemporary Media --; Works Cited
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783839451878; 9783110696295; 9783110704716; 9783110704518; 9783110704747; 9783110704532; 9783110696301; 9783111025124; 9783110689617
• DOI: 10.1515/9783839451878?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Janina Wierzoch.

In recent years, the US-led invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq have had an impact on the UK, rivalled only by the Brexit and the global financial crisis. For people at home, the wars were ever-present in the media, yet remained distant and difficult to apprehend. This study offers an analytical survey of British contemporary war narratives in novels, drama, film, and television that seek to make sense of the experience. The study shows how the narratives, instead of reflecting on the UK`s role as invader, portray war as invading the British home. Home loses its post-Cold War sense of »permanent peace« and is recast as a home/front where war once again becomes part of what it means to be »us«.