Docu-Fictions of War

Tatiana Prorokova is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in the Department of English and American Studies at the University of Vienna. She is a coeditor of Cultures of War in Graphic Novels: Violence, Trauma, and Memory.

“In our age, indeed in any age caught up in the challenges of discerning truths from fictions, and even from facts, Tatiana Prorokova’s chosen subject-the relationship between history and representational art-is of vital significance. In her disciplined study of contemporary warfare, Prorokova continues the tradition of critical appraisal and thoughtful response to enduring questions in war studies, film philosophy, and literary theory.”-David LaRocca, editor of The Philosophy of War Films “Well written, comprehensive in scope, impeccably researched, and both wide ranging and detailed in the critical perspectives it provides. Prorokova does a great job of exploring some very complicated concepts in a fluid, informative yet often dynamic fashion.”-Terence McSweeney, author of The “War on Terror” and American Film: 9/11 Frames per Second “Prorokova’s contribution to this age-old discussion, fraught with ontological and epistemological conundrums, is both fresh and welcome.”-Steven Trout, author of On the Battlefield of Memory: The First World War and American Remembrance, 1919–1941

• Acknowledgments Introduction: U.S. Interventions in Film and Literature 1. Conceptualizing (War) Docu-Fictions 2. The First Gulf War 3. The Balkan War 4. The War on Terror, Part I: The Afghanistan War 5. The War on Terror, Part II: The Iraq War Conclusion: Afterthoughts on War Docu-Fictions and New Trends in U.S. War Narratives Notes Bibliography Index