Week 13 Readings
Michael J. Lee’s article, “Us, them, and the war on terror: reassessing George W. Bush’s rhetorical legacy,” discussed the reframing
Read MoreMichael J. Lee’s article, “Us, them, and the war on terror: reassessing George W. Bush’s rhetorical legacy,” discussed the reframing
Read MoreSakr’s article, ‘Challenger or Lackey? The Politics of News on Al-Jazeera” discussed the Qatar-based news channel Al-Jazeera and how it
Read MoreOne of the broadest categories we have not yet looked at in detail this semester is gender and the different
Read MoreFor this week’s readings, we read three different articles that all depicted different forms of the body and how it
Read MoreIn the first essay Politics of Resentment, Jeremy Engels explores how the the concept of a democratic public has been
Read MoreThe readings this week discussed how war rhetoric has become deeply embedded into our society. Through the use of rhetoric
Read MoreThe texts for this week discuss America’s pre-9/11 longing for an “epic struggle” combined with a World War II nostalgia
Read MoreIn these readings, the focus was on America’s heightened fear of terrorism and terrorism attacks, and the Right-Wing responses to
Read MoreI think the questions posed at the end are very intriguing when considering America’s history of participation in wars. In
Read MoreThe authors of this week’s readings bring into question america’s tradition of continual war. For many of us this is
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