Shots to the Mind: Violence, the Brain and Biomedicine in Popular Novels and Film in Post-1960s America

Journal article

Sean M. Quinlan

European Journal of American Culture, Vol.32(3), pp.215-234

2013

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Title: Shots to the Mind: Violence, the Brain and Biomedicine in Popular Novels and Film in Post-1960s America
Author/Creator: Sean M. Quinlan
Publication Details: European Journal of American Culture, Vol.32(3), pp.215-234
Annotation: Traces the rise of the gruesome headshot image found in popular contemporary American film and fiction to the historical traumas of Hemingway s suicide, John F. Kennedy s assassination, and alleged Viet Cong terrorist Nguy n Van L m s execution. Only brief references to Hemingway.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015132065103691