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The Big Picture : The Cold War on the Small Screen
Title
The Big Picture : The Cold War on the Small Screen / John W. Lemza.
ISBN
9780700632541
Publication
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2021.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
Copyright Notice Date
©2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (280 pages).
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Description based on print version record.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"This is the first full-length study of The Big Picture, a television program conceived by the US Army Signal Corps' Army Pictorial Center as part of a propaganda effort to defeat communism during the Cold War. The series generated over 800 28-minute episodes that ran on over 300 TV stations (including CBS- and ABC-affiliated stations) in the US and abroad from the 1950s to the 1970s. Guest stars included John Wayne, Bob Hope, and Walter Matthau. John Lemza discusses the series' themes and production history, tracing how it evolved from its original propaganda origins into a program that provided a window into American culture in the late twentieth century. By showing the emergence of increased gender and racial diversity and inclusiveness in the Army, The Big Picture demonstrated that in some regards it was a step ahead of the rest of America"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE complete collection 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 17, 2023
Series
War on screen
Contents
"Welcome to the big picture"
Making the Army relevant again
A big picture of the Cold War
The big picture through an exceptionalist lens
A big picture of the army way of life.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Project Muse. distributor
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