War films are used as tool to create Hegemony and counter-hegemony both at infra-national and international arena.Often war films are created to serve the purpose of the dictators.Same hegemonic tool can be used by dominant group and other groups simultaneously to create hegemony and counter-hegemony
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1. Hegemony and Counter-hegemony :A study of selected war
filmsCourse : Cultural StudiesAugust 31,
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2. Hegemony and Counter-hegemonyHegemony is the political,
economic, ideological or culturalpower influenced by a dominant
group over other groups.Counter-hegemony refers to attempts to
critique or dismantlehegemonic power.Hegemony and Counter-hegemony
both work viaThe Repressive State Apparatus (RSA) andThe
Ideological State Apparatus (ISA)War films are used as tool to
create Hegemony and counter-hegemonyboth at intra-national and
international arena.Often war films are created to serve the
purpose of the dictators.Same hegemonic tool can be used by
dominant group and othergroups simultaneously to create hegemony
and counter-hegemony [email protected] 3. Hegemony and
Counter-hegemony at war filmsBetween two worlds wars, a struggle
for freedom took place in theAfrican desert, Libya.Lion of the
Desert (1981) is the historically accurate story about theLibyan
resistance leader, Omar Mukhtar, who led the Libyan
resistanceagainst the Italian oppressors from 1911-1931.Lion of the
Desert (1981) was funded by the government underMuammar
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beginning of Libyan civil war in 2011 Omar Mukhtar againbecame a
symbol for a united, free Libya against Gaddafi.Rebel forces named
one of their brigades the "Omar Mukhtar brigade"after
[email protected] 5. Hegemony and Counter-hegemony at war
films(Continued)Barefoot Gen (1983) depicts World War II in Japan
from a child'spoint of view revolving around the events surrounding
the bombingof Hiroshima.Barefoot Gen (1983) conveys a powerful
statement against war,Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the
effect of the atomicbomb on a boy's life and the lives of the
Japanese [email protected] 6. Barefoot Gen
(1983)Barefoot Gen (1983) is a counter hegemonic film in contrast
withHollywood films like Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) and Pearl Harbor
(2001)[email protected] 7. Hegemony and Counter-hegemony at war
films(Continued)Born on the Fourth of July (1989) engraves The
biography of RonKovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an
anti-war andpro-human rights political activist after feeling
betrayed by thecountry he fought [email protected] 8. Born
on the Fourth of July (1989)Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
portrays the hegemony atintra-national [email protected]
9. Hegemony and Counter-hegemony at war films(Continued)Valley of
the Wolves: Iraq (2006) covers through fiction real-lifeevents like
the occupation of Iraq, the execution of Daniel Pearl,the Hood
event and the Abu Ghraib torture scandal.It is a counter hegemonic
film in contrast with Hollywood films likeBlack Hawk Down (2001),
Green Zone (2010),The Hurt Locker(2008)[email protected] 10.
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006)Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006)
shows how counter-hegemony promotesmicro
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at war films(Continued)Guerrilla is a 2011 Bangladeshi film based
on the events of theLiberation War of Bangladesh.Guerrilla(2011) is
an adaptation of the novel Nishiddho Loban by SyedShamsul
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portrays hegemonic amalgamation of ethnic orterritorial nationalism
with religious nationalism and howreligion is used as a shield of
Pakistani [email protected] 13. Hegemony vs.
Counter-hegemonyHegemony [email protected] 14.
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