Burdens of History, Ethics of Engagement
German Film and the Afghan War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12914709 |
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| Authors | Florian Zappe (Film Independent, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 154-169 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-29 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of War and Culture Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-6272 • E-ISSN: 1752-6280 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17526272.2023.2299061 |
| OpenAlex | W4390449172 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Based on the analysis of two contemporary German films on the war in Afghanistan – Auslandseinsatz (Till Endemann, 2012) and Zwischen Welten (Feo Aladag, 2014) – through the philosophical lens of the 'just war theory', this article discusses how the classic genre of the 'boots on the ground' war film is used to reflect on the ethical justifiability of military force in the context of Germany's strategic culture at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The article argues that these two films are paradigmatic examples of a new and specifically German subgenre of the war film I suggest calling the 'humanitarian military film' that has its roots in the particular historical constellation that led to the development of the country's current military culture
Afghan · Archaeology · German · Political science · Sociology · Gender, Security, and Conflict · History · Law · Military History and Strategy · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Highly cited | No |
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