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Pop Culture Goes to War: Enlisting and Resisting Militarism in the War on Terror Hardcover – 4 August 2010

by Geoff Martin (Author), Erin Steuter (Author)
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Pop Culture Goes to War, by Geoff Martin and Erin Steuter, explores the persistence of militarism in American popular culture in the war on terror, from 9/11 to the present day. The authors detail the role of Hollywood and the entertainment industries in rallying both the troops and the public for war and show how toys, video games, music, and television support contemporary militarism. At the same time that popular culture is enlisting support for militarism, it is also serving as a major source of resistance to the war on terror through the traditional mediums of music and movies, and increasingly through the humor and insight of anti-war artists who are jamming the culture of militarism. The satire of The Daily Show, The Simpsons, and South Park are further examples of so-called culture jamming. This book is for readers who question the persistence of a warrior culture and offers new insights into the perpetuation of militaristic values throughout American culture.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0739146807
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0739146804
  3. Publisher
    Lexington Books
  4. Publication date
    4 August 2010
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    16.15 x 2.24 x 23.9 cm
  7. Print length
    262 pages
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Geoff Martin and Erin Steuter's Pop Culture Goes to War presents a compelling overview of popular culture's responses to the George W. Bush-led 'war on terror.' I found it readable, informative, and insightful, and I highly recommend it as a textbook or supplemental text for courses in sociology, history, and popular culture.

Martin (Mount Allison Univ.) and Steuter (sociology, Mount Allison Univ.) argue that militarism plagues US society and is "reinforced by our popular culture; a military-industrial-entertainment culture that sells war through our games and leisure activities." The book begins with a discussion of the costs of war and a broad overview of the claims associated with the manufacturing consent for war perspective. There are chapters on war toys, movies, the entertainment industry more generally, and the everyday expressions of militarism and patriotism that, according to the authors, shape US culture today....Finally, Martin and Steuter call for a struggle against US militarism. Summing Up: Recommended.

One of the most impressive aspects of Pop Culture Goes to War is the extent to which the topics and arguments are well-documented, usually with sources drawn from a variety of disciplines and points of view. A work of this sort is much needed at a time when US military power, domestic and global, is expanding-at a time when the political and popular cultures are being shaped increasingly by military priorities and agendas.

This book provides an essential guide for the public to identify and deconstruct the pro-war messages lurking in much of commercial popular culture, including myths complicit with President Obama's sugar-coated militarism. Readers then learn how this menace to a potentially peaceful America can be subverted and reclaimed by and for a savvy public. Commendably, the authors' clearly written text avoids jargon making their crucial analysis available to a broad audience.

About the Author

Geoff Martin is assistant professor of continuous learning and political science at Mount Allison University.

Erin Steuter is professor of sociology at Mount Allison University.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lexington Books (4 August 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 262 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0739146807
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0739146804
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.15 x 2.24 x 23.9 cm
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Amir Fleischmann
2.0 out of 5 stars This book is very insubstantial. It provides little more ...
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This book is very insubstantial. It provides little more than a list of examples of militarism in popular culture, barely tying them together. It makes no attempt at positing a narrative or ideology that connects these cases or allows to incorporate them into our lives.
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Jones Creek
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for pop culture enthusiasts, war historians, and social activists
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In this book, Pop Culture Goes to War, Martin and Steuter explore how popular culture can be used to both oppose and incite militarism. Their argument is that the continuation of the war in Iraq and the expansion of the war in Afghanistan are supported via not only public relations campaigns but also popular culture artifacts and events that directly and subtly manufacture consent for war. For example, in chapter three they discuss the powerful socializing effect of war toys and the historical role of toy soldiers and toy guns in war play. GI Joe and action figures, Barbies and Teddy Bears are analyzed for their roles in perpetuating militarism in the current war on terror.

They also look at the presence of war images and messages in videos games, the movies, music, dress code and other dimensions of our everyday lives. Their thorough analysis of how war and militarism have permeated North American culture provides a sometimes humorous but always a thought-provoking account of how pervasive the war on terrorism is. In the final section of the book the reader is introduced to innovative forms of popular cultural resistance such as Velvet Strike which creates counter-military graffiti for use in the popular online counter-terrorism game Counter-Strike; the outpouring of creative music that has opposed US militarism now and in the past; and anti-war movies that have been used for sending counter messages.

The book is a must read for popular culture enthusiasts, war historians and social activists.
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