Going Scapegoat: Post-9/11 War Literature, Language and Culture

by David Buchanan

Since 9/11, war literature has become a key element in American popular culture, spurring critical debate about depictions of combat--Who can write war literature? When can they do it? This book presents a new way to closely read war narratives, questioning the idea of "combat gnosticism"--the belief that the experience of war is impossible to communicate to those who have not seen it--that has dominated the discussion.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147666658X
• ISBN13: 9781476666587
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher