Hollywood and the Spectacle of Terrorism

Boggs, Carl; Pollard, Tom

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“…However, as Stam and Spence (1985, 637) note, ''[s]ince the beginnings of cinema coincided with the height of European imperialism, it is hardly surprising that European cinema portrayed the colonized in an unflattering light.'' In their groundbreaking analysis of the colonial influence on cinema, Shohat and Stam (1994) provide detailed analytical accounts of early Hollywood representations of the Other, as well as the tropes that have continued on to permeate contemporary visual media such as popular television programs, documentaries, and blockbuster films (see also Boggs and Pollard 2006;Burris 2008;Jiwani 2005Jiwani , 2010Nakamura 2009;Shaheen 2003;Sohn 2008).…”

Section: Pedagogies Of Hope 337mentioning

confidence: 99%

Pedagogies of Hope: Counter Narratives and Anti-Disciplinary Tactics

Jiwani¹

2011

Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies

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Section: Pedagogies Of Hope 337mentioning

confidence: 99%

Pedagogies of Hope: Counter Narratives and Anti-Disciplinary Tactics

Jiwani¹

2011

Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies

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“…In particular, the author notes that "the manner in which Muslims are portrayed in Bollywood films may be divided into three broad segments: representation of terrorists, the portrayal of patriotic Muslims, and the foot soldiers carrying on love jihad" (Khatun, 2019, p. 2). In turn, the Hollywood imaginary of extremism, terrorism, and violence since the 60s of the 20th century is analyzed by Boggs and Pollard (2006).…”

Section: Popular Culture and Mass Mediamentioning

confidence: 99%

Perspectives on Terrorism, Culture, and Globalization: A Comprehensive Review of the Contemporary Scholarship

Ivanova¹,

Burganova²,

Sheshukova³

2020

TAKSAD

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There have been continuous debates on the influence of globalization and cultural interactions on the origins and spread of terrorism, Hence, there are numerous attempts to analyze the underlying causal mechanism between these concepts. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the already established body of knowledge, the paper provides a detailed review of the contemporary scholarship on such diverse concepts as "globalization," "culture," and "terrorism." The goal is to systemize the existing approaches used by researchers to analyze the interconnectedness of globalization, culture, and terrorism and present a holistic picture of the current state-of-the-art (which could be used to identify potentials for future research). Relying on the data available from the Scopus abstract and citation database, the paper covers the period from 1998 to 2019. First of all, the paper analyzed a number of quantitative indicators, such as an overall number of papers published, their document types, the leading countries in terms of the scholarly output, and the biggest subject areas. Second, the authors select a total of 40 research papers from the database and conduct a detailed review, the purpose of which is to present a holistic view on the key perspectives developed to analyze such concepts as "globalization," "culture," and "terrorism." The review clearly demonstrates that one could identify the total of five distinct perspectives in the contemporary scholarship: (1) "Postcolonialism," (2) "Religion and Identity Studies," (3) "Social Science Approaches," (4) "Education and Culture," and (5) "Popular Culture and Mass Media." The paper provides a summary of each approach, with a detailed account of the relevant papers. Thus, the review presents unique insights into how the current body of knowledge on the concepts "globalization," "culture," and "terrorism" is organized, highlighting the critical and well-established research avenues (at least how they are reflected in one of the leading abstract and citation database).

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“…61 In particular, such videogames offer a unique response to the notion of historical rupture that we have seen is prevalent in many accounts of American exceptionalism often focused on the failure of the Vietnam War that resulted (from the perspective of more conservative commentators) in a more introspective form of foreign policy, reducing the confidence of the USA in its capacity to act and downscaling its role as an international actor. 62 While such insights are standard in academic accounts of American exceptionalism, the narratives of military videogames work to deny or efface such ruptures effectively writing out such tumultuous events or US foreign policy catastrophes from their representations of 65 and in the increasing collaboration between the military and videogames industry. 66 The military industrial complex is a prominent theme in both a number of games and in other forms of popular culture such as the Bourne movies (2002; 2004; 2007), the film Enemy of the State (1998) Whether these games offer a critique of the military industrial complex or affirm its dominance is a subjective judgement that, while important, is beyond the scope of this paper.…”

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Have You Won the War on Terror? Military Videogames and the State of American Exceptionalism

Robinson

2014

Millennium

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Videogames matter and they matter for international politics. With popular culture increasingly acknowledged as a valuable site for opening up new ways of interrogating theory, this article argues that important insights for the critical understanding of American exceptionalism can be developed through the study of military videogames. At one level, military videogames illustrate a number of prominent themes within American exceptionalism: they offer the perception that a threatening and hostile environment confronts the USA, thus situating America as an innocent victim, justified in using force in response; they allow exploration of the link between American exceptionalism and debates on the competence of political leadership, and they open up space to analyse the temporal dimension of international relations. Yet videogames also help expose the foundations (what Weber terms ‘the myths’) upon which American exceptionalism is based, here shown to be centred on the importance of the military industrial complex as a source of exceptionalism.

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Hollywood and the Spectacle of Terrorism

Cited by 36 publications

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Pedagogies of Hope: Counter Narratives and Anti-Disciplinary Tactics

Pedagogies of Hope: Counter Narratives and Anti-Disciplinary Tactics

Perspectives on Terrorism, Culture, and Globalization: A Comprehensive Review of the Contemporary Scholarship

Have You Won the War on Terror? Military Videogames and the State of American Exceptionalism

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