The Cultural Imaginary of Terrorism in Public Discourse, Literature, and Film: Narrating Terror

by Michael C. Frank

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. Whenever mass-mediated acts of terrorism occur, they tend to trigger a proliferation of threat scenarios not only in the realm of literature and film but also in the statements of policymakers, security experts, and journalists. In the process, the discursive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367667762
• ISBN13: 9780367667764
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 294 Pages