US Narratives of Nuclear Terrorism Since 9/11 - David Seed

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David Seed (Autor)

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2019 | 1st ed. 2019
V, 347 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan UK (Verlag)
978-1-137-54328-8 (ISBN)

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This study examines the US fiction and related films which makes a series of interventions in the cultural debate over the threat of nuclear terrorism. It traces the beginnings of this anxiety from the 1970s, which increased during the 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The traumatic events of 9/11 became a major reference point for this fiction, which expressed the fear that of a second and worse 9/11. The study examines narratives of conspiracies which are detected and forestalled, and of others which lead to the worst of all outcomes - nuclear detonations, sometimes delivered by suitcase nukes. In some of these narratives the very fate of the nation hangs in the balance in the face of nuclear apocalypse. The discussion considers cases of attacks by electromagnetic pulse (EMP), cyberterrorism and even bioterrorism. Some of the authors examined are present or former politicians, members of the CIA, and former president, Bill Clinton.

David Seed is a professor in the English Department at Liverpool University, UK. In addition to single-author studies and critical collections, his publications include American Science Fiction and the Cold War (1999), Brainwashing: The Fictions of Mind Control (2004), Cinematic Fictions (2010), and Under the Shadow: The Atomic Bomb and Cold War Narratives (2013). He is co-editor of the Science Fiction Texts and Studies series for Liverpool University Press.

This fascinating new study examines the portrayal of nuclear terrorism in American fiction and film from the 1990s, whose production was accelerated by the events of 9/11. Seeking to use examples of lesser-studied novels and films, American Narratives of Nuclear Terrorism Since 9/11 will be important reading for all upper-level students and scholars of contemporary literature.

David Seed is a professor in the English Department at Liverpool University, UK. In addition to single-author studies and critical collections, his publications include American Science Fiction and the Cold War (1999), Brainwashing: The Fictions of Mind Control (2004), Cinematic Fictions (2010), and Under the Shadow: The Atomic Bomb and Cold War Narratives (2013). He is co-editor of the Science Fiction Texts and Studies series for Liverpool University Press.

1. Introduction.- 2. Beginnings.- 3. Pre-Emptive Investigations.- 4. Suitcase Nukes.- 5. After the Blast.- 6. Apocalyptic Visions.- 7. EMP and Cyberterrorism.- 8. Bioterrorism.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.4.2019
Zusatzinfo	V, 347 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
Schlagworte	9/11 • America terrorism • nuclear terrorism • Political Science • Political violence • September 11 • terrorism
ISBN-10	1-137-54328-0 / 1137543280
ISBN-13	978-1-137-54328-8 / 9781137543288

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