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PS "War on Terror" in Popular US Culture (AE_PSWoT)- Lecturer
- Sarah Marak, M.A.
- Details
- Proseminar
2 cred.h, ECTS studies, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Fri 10:15 - 11:45, C 301
- Prerequisites / Organisational information
- Das PS kann wie folgt verwendet werden:
BA English and American Studies: Zwischenmodul II Culture BA American Studies: "Zwischenmodul II Economics, Linguistics, History, Geography, Literature/Culture - Veranstaltung mit Nordamerika-Bezug"
Zulassungsvoraussetzung: Erfolgreicher Abschluss der GOP
- Contents
- In this seminar we will explore discourses on terrorism and counter-terrorism in the post-9/11 US. We will try to assess in what ways 9/11 and the ensuing ‘War on Terror’ have influenced and shaped the political and cultural landscape by looking at a variety of texts, ranging from legal documents (for example the Patriot Act) to cultural production such as Hollywood movies, novels, and television series. We will discuss pop-cultural products with regard to their representation of the War on Terror and emerging narratives of security and legitimization. Moreover, we will examine these texts with regard to (re)-emerging American myths, gender dynamics, narratives of heroization and victimization, and their negotiation of states of emergency.
- Recommended literature
- All seminar materials will be available via StudOn.
- Additional information
- Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 20
Registration is required for this lecture.
Registration starts on Monday, 18.3.2019, 19.00 and lasts till Saturday, 13.4.2019, 22.00 über: mein Campus.
- Department: Chair of American Studies (Prof. Dr. Paul)
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