Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. A Brief Note on Terminology x
5. Introduction. Camouflaging Empire. Imperial Benevolence In American Popular Culture 1
6. One. Imperial Cry Faces. Women Lamenting The War On Terror 25
7. Two. “Prowarrior, but not Necessarily Prowar”. American Sniper, Sheep, and Sheepdogs 50
8. Three. “The First Step Toward Curing The Postwar Blues Is A Return To Nature”. Veterans’ Outdoor Rehabilitation Programs And The Normalization of Empire 71
9. Four. Exceptional Soldiers Imagining The Privatized Military On U.S. Television 97
10. Five. Obama’s “Just War” The American Hero And Just Violence In Popular Television Series 117
11. Six. Superhero Films Aft Er 9/11. Mitigating “Collateral Damage” In The Marvel Cinematic Universe 141
12. Seven. Humanity’S Greatest Hope The American Ideal in Marvel’s The Avengers 168
13. Eight. The Perfect Cold War Movie For Today? Smoke And Mirrors In Steven Spielberg’S Vision Of The Cold War 188
14. Nine. Disfiguring The Americas. Representing Drugs, Violence, And Immigration In The Age Of Trump 210
15. Ten. Black Ops Diplomacy And The Foreign Policy of Popular Culture 230
16. About The Contributors 259
17. Index 263