Docu-Fictions of War

Tatiana Prorokova is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in the Department of English and American Studies at the University of Vienna. She is a coeditor of Cultures of War in Graphic Novels: Violence, Trauma, and Memory.

• Acknowledgments Introduction: U.S. Interventions in Film and Literature 1. Conceptualizing (War) Docu-Fictions 2. The First Gulf War 3. The Balkan War 4. The War on Terror, Part I: The Afghanistan War 5. The War on Terror, Part II: The Iraq War Conclusion: Afterthoughts on War Docu-Fictions and New Trends in U.S. War Narratives Notes Bibliography Index

“In our age, indeed in any age caught up in the challenges of discerning truths from fictions, and even from facts, Tatiana Prorokova’s chosen subject-the relationship between history and representational art-is of vital significance. In her disciplined study of contemporary warfare, Prorokova continues the tradition of critical appraisal and thoughtful response to enduring questions in war studies, film philosophy, and literary theory.”-David LaRocca, editor of The Philosophy of War Films “Well written, comprehensive in scope, impeccably researched, and both wide ranging and detailed in the critical perspectives it provides. Prorokova does a great job of exploring some very complicated concepts in a fluid, informative yet often dynamic fashion.”-Terence McSweeney, author of The “War on Terror” and American Film: 9/11 Frames per Second “Prorokova’s contribution to this age-old discussion, fraught with ontological and epistemological conundrums, is both fresh and welcome.”-Steven Trout, author of On the Battlefield of Memory: The First World War and American Remembrance, 1919–1941