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Portents of the Real
Susan Willis
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A Primer for Post-9/11 America
出版Verso, 2005-06-17
主題History / United States / 21st CenturyPolitical Science / GeneralPolitical Science / American Government / GeneralSocial Science / Anthropology / GeneralSocial Science / Popular CultureSocial Science / Sociology / GeneralSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / General
ISBN18446702369781844670239
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=In9d2crhDnoC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The shock and horror that gripped America on September 11, 2001, has given way to a culture of pathological worry. Ignited by the terrorist attacks, anxiety has been fueled by the nation’s official response, which sanctioned a narrative good vs. evil, the suppression of intellectual debate and the political expediency of keeping the citizenry in a constant state of fear. Snipers in the capital, the government in bunkers, flag euphoria and anthrax hysteria, torture in Abu Ghraib and a stuntman who survived Niagra Falls – these are the nation’s portents, signs of the times in post-9/11 America. Portents of the Real examines culture to apprehend the foreboding political subtexts of a nation perpetually at war on terror.

Against an ever deepening climate of political repression and a journalistic landscape dominated by sensationalized controversy and historical forgetfulness, Susan Willis offers an astute analysis of the realities behind America’s cultural myths. The effect is both wry and unnerving.