The Great War in American and British Cinema, 1918-1938: Art Amidst the Ashes

This book recounts the reception of selected films about the Great War released between 1918 and 1938 in the USA and Great Britain. It discusses the role that popular cinema played in forming and reflecting public opinion about the War and its political and cultural aftermath in both countries. Although the centenary has produced a wide number of studies on the memorialisation of the Great War in Britain and to a lesser degree the USA, none of them focused on audience reception in relation to the Anglo-American ‘circulatory system’ of Trans-Atlantic culture.

About the Author

Ryan Copping teaches film studies courses in the Dept. of Visual and Media Arts at Grand Valley State University near Grand Rapids, Michigan.  He received his Ph.D. from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.