The landscape of disaster film, 2000-20

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ID3897425
AuthorsSamantha Montano (0000-0001-5195-3045, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Management Massachusetts Maritime Academy United States, corresponding author), John Carr (0000-0002-5587-5512, Instructor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Northwest Missouri State University United States)
Year2022
Volume46
Issue2
Pages545-566
Publication date2022-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDisasters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/disa.12482
PMID33760282
OpenAlexW3136780286
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited25

The general public's understanding of disasters is influenced by the portrayal of such events in popular culture. Disaster films have remained a core attraction in this regard. A systematic assessment of the most recent disaster film cycle (that is, from January 2000-December 2019) is warranted, therefore, to gain insights into the current landscape of the genre and to comprehend better the imagery that people encounter onscreen. This study evaluated 173 disaster films and found that most depict natural hazards and global catastrophes despite films about monsters and smaller-scale disasters being the most popular. It provides a foundation for future research on the relevance of disaster films to disaster scholarship and emergency management practice. And it offers a starting point to analyse the role of disaster films in shaping the meaning and experience of disasters, generally, and the layperson's understanding of disasters and emergency management, including expectations of responder agencies and organisations

Cartography · Disaster research · Emergency management · Geography · Layperson · Medical emergency · Natural disaster · Poison control · Political science · Public relations · Relevance (law · Scale (ratio · Scholarship · Triage · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Disaster Management and Resilience · Medicine · Public Relations and Crisis Communication

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