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“What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? – Only the monstrous anger of the guns.” This poignant line by Wilfred Owen captures the horrors of World War I, reflecting the despair experienced by soldiers amidst the trench warfare in Flanders. To Owen, the world had become a realm of hopelessness, where armed conflict seemed inseparable from human nature, reducing individuals to mere animals and leading to utter despair. Humans, inherently vulnerable and lacking the protective traits of other animals, should find war foreign to their essence. Yet, despite their claim to rationality, they persist in resolving conflicts through violence. Various art forms have depicted these conflicts, including the Bible, which, despite its core messages of forgiveness and peace, recounts numerous tales of war and conquest. Conflicts can also manifest in less lethal forms, such as ideological battles or competitive pricing among retailers. This collection of essays delves into a range of conflicts and their representations, examining not only the wars in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan as portrayed in American cinema but also exploring domestic hostilities, such as the ‘Shakespeare wars’.
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"Deepe things out of darkenesse", Frauke Reitemeier
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- 2013
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