ArtHistory
DOI: 10.1386/jsca.2.3.231_1

Abstract

This article discusses key concepts for the study of war film and collective memory. As a leading medium of memory, war films create and shape images and narratives of war experience. Their impact, however, is dependent on their positioning in 'plurimedial constellations' of memory culture.

Citation format

ERLL, A. War, film and collective memory: Plurimedial constellations. Journal of Scandinavian Cinema, 2012, 2: 231–235.