9/11 and the American Western: The Significance of the Frontier in the War on Terror

ISBN-13: 9781441170170 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 192 str.

Stephen McVeigh

Opis

The events of September 11th 2001 precipitated fundamental change in a range of national and international contexts. One of the most far-reaching changes pertains to the issue of American identity and mission, the very trajectory of the American national narrative. This notion of national narrative has great resonance for the United States. At various moments in its history, the US has been compelled to modify or recalibrate this narrative to accommodate traumatic events that problematise the nation's self image.
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"9/11 and the American Western" explores the circumstances surrounding 9/11 that compelled the changes described, and identifies why the events of 9/11 are so damaging to American mythology. The book examines the characters that have articulated and framed the tone and texture of the changes, specifically with regard to the evolution of President George W. Bush's persona. It also interrogates the rhetorical strategies that have shaped the changes and considers how this discourse was received by American and international audiences. Finally, it analyses the archetypal American cultural form that has tested, challenged, negotiated and disseminated the modifications - the western.