The Cultural Imaginary of Terrorism in Public Discourse, Literature, and Film Narrating Terror |
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| Author:
| Frank, Michael C. |
| Series title: | Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-138-68373-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2017 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This study investigates the overlaps between political discourse and literary and cinematic fiction, arguing that both are informed by, and contribute to, the cultural imaginary of terrorism. It explores the ways in which clandestine political violence stimulates the collective imagination, proposing that terror is a halfway house between the re
This study investigates the overlaps between political discourse and literary and cinematic fiction, arguing that both are informed by, and contribute to, the cultural imaginary of terrorism. It explores the ways in which clandestine political violence stimulates the collective imagination, proposing that terror is a halfway house between the re