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Terrorism in Youth Popular Culture

Teaching the Next Generation from the Cold War to the Present

Martin Claar, Clint W. Jones (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
356 Seiten
2024
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-6325-0 (ISBN)
CHF 174,55 inkl. MwSt
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This book examines the representation of terrorists and terrorisms in films, television shows, books, video games, and other popular cultural formats aimed at children and young adults to reveal the messaging that future decision-makers receive via these media.
As an integral part of the modern West, terrorism features prominently in the news, in film and television, even in video games and books. Packaged for public consumption, representations of terrorism and terrorists offer attempts to make sense of the contemporary experience. While terrorism is often treated as a topic of concern for mature audience, this book focuses on media that are aimed at children and young adults. The contributors investigate the way terrorism is portrayed in movies, television shows, literature, games, and other popular culture formats aimed at these younger audiences, focusing particularly on the impact these portrayals have on these audiences as future decision-makers.

Martin Claar is assistant professor in the Political Science Department at Capital University. Clint Jones teaches philosophy at Capital University where he spends his time researching pop culture, critical theory, popular mythology, environmental theory, pirates, and utopianism.

Introduction

Studying Terrorism for Young Audiences: Past, Present, and Future

Clint Jones

Part I: Cold War Terror

Chapter One

…And Knowing is Half the Battle: Introducing Modern Terrorism Through Marvel’s Real American Heroes

Clint Jones

Chapter Two

Wrestling Terror: Depictions of Terrorists in the WWE, 1970-90

Dan Hille

Chapter Three

Critical Reflections on State Terrorism: Terrorist Stereotypes, Vietnam, and the Legacy of American Cold War Cinema

Michael Schumacher

Part II: Post-9/11 Global Terror

Chapter Four

Digital Barbarians at the Gates: The Shifting Figures of the Terrorist in Post-Soviet Eurasia through the Lens of Military-Themed Video Games

Julian Paret

Chapter Five

Kant, Courage, and Play: How Risky Play Builds Courage for Facing Threat

Michelle Johnson

Part III: New Terrorism

Chapter Six

Domestic Terror in an Age of Disillusionment: The Riddler's Motivations for Terrorism in the Batman

Damir Kovačević

Chapter Seven

The Evolution of the Known: Cyberattacks as Terrorism in Little Brother

Esra Merve Çalışkan

Chapter Eight

Distorting the Past: Hindutva and the Creation of Muslims as the “Other / Terrorists” in History Textbooks in India

Deepa Nair and Vlad-Radu Vasilescu

Part IV: Imperialism as Terrorism

Chapter Nine

From The Shifting Sands Of Arrakis To Death Of The Buffalo: Terrorism And Environmental Justice Through A Decolonial Lens

Jeffery Nicholas

Chapter Ten

“Then, Everything Changed when the Fire Nation Attacked”: Depictions of Imperialism and Domestic Terrorism in Avatar: the Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra

Nicole Loring

Chapter Eleven

Redemption, Radicals, and Race: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as New Terrorism Narrative

Isabel Felix Gonzales and Davin L. Phoenix

Chapter Twelve

“We’re Nation-breakers, not Terrorists”: Lessons on Terrorism and Freedom Fighters in YA Dystopian Literature

Martin Claar

Conclusion

Terrorism Depictions for Young Audiences: Past, Present, and Future

Martin Claar

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.11.2024
Co-Autor Esra Merve Çaliskan, Martin Claar, Isabel F. Gonzales
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Europäische / Internationale Politik
ISBN-10 1-6669-6325-9 / 1666963259
ISBN-13 978-1-6669-6325-0 / 9781666963250
Zustand Neuware
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