La représentation des guerres et de l'histoire américaine de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle dans Code Quantum (Quantum Leap, NBC, 1989-1993)

Abstract

This paper aims at analyzing how Quantum Leap presents the main conflicts in the American history of the second half of the 20th century, particularly World War II and the Vietnam War. Whereas battlefields are seldom shown directly, war exists as traces, wounds and traumas that haunt the American imagery. Samuel Beckett travels through History by living intimate stories. The series pushes the protagonist to explore different points of view and experiences of life, sometimes traumatic, and builds a pacifist discourse and a denunciation of the sufferings caused by wars.

Keywords

• Quantum Leap
• war
• U.S. history
• World War 2
• Vietnam War
• Cold War