Gulf War Captivity Narratives
Identity and Ideology
2024
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
978-3-631-89432-3 (ISBN)
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
978-3-631-89432-3 (ISBN)
The book explores a newly compiled corpus of American Gulf War captivity narratives, their claim to truth and their construction of identity and ideology, as well as concepts of heroism and anti-heroism. Moreover, it probes the texts’ complex authorship, uncovers their role in promoting cultural stereotypes and in propagating violence. Hence, this study is deeply involved with uncovering narrative strategies of othering and with the construction of orientalist alterities. The findings are then connected to broader social debates in the USA. Unpacking themes of alterity, heroism, and violence, the research underscores the Gulf War captivity narratives’ role in justifying aggression and in shaping U.S. American national identity, underscoring the need for continued scrutiny.
Erscheinungsdatum | 07.03.2024 |
---|---|
Reihe/Serie | Literary and Cultural Studies, Theory and the (New) Media ; 8 |
Verlagsort | Berlin |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
Gewicht | 446 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
Schlagworte | Alterity • Annika • captivity • Fludernik • Gulf • heroism • Identity • identity formation • Ideology • Intertextuality • Justification of Aggression • Michael • Monika • Narrative identity • Narratives • representation of violence • Rücker • Stereotyping • Wirth |
ISBN-10 | 3-631-89432-5 / 3631894325 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-631-89432-3 / 9783631894323 |
Zustand | Neuware |
Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
Mehr entdecken
aus dem Bereich
aus dem Bereich
Erinnerungen
Buch | Softcover (2024)
Pantheon (Verlag)
16,00 €