Studying the Hurt Locker

by Terence McSweeney

In this vibrant and dynamic book-length study drawing on a broad tapestry of research, Terence McSweeney offers an exploration of The Hurt Locker (2009), its stylistic and narrative devices, its cultural impact, its reception, and its relationship to the genre of the war film. McSweeney places the film in a richly textured historical, political, and industrial context, arguing that The Hurt Locker is part of a long tradition of films...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911325736
• ISBN13: 9781911325734
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 7.4"