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Cloning Terror: The War of Images, 9/11 to the Present
W. J. T. Mitchell
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Paperback. The phrase 'War on Terror' has quietly been retired from official usage, but it persists in the American psyche, and our understanding of it is hardly complete. Exploring the role of verbal and visual images in the War on Terror, the author finds a conflict whose shaky metaphoric and imaginary conception has created its own reality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 colour plates, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AF; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 214 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
The phrase 'War on Terror' has quietly been retired from official usage, but it persists in the American psyche, and our understanding of it is hardly complete. Nor will it be, W. J. T. Mitchell argues, without a grasp of the images that it spawned, and that spawned it. Exploring the role of verbal and visual images in the War on Terror, Mitchell finds a conflict whose shaky metaphoric and imaginary conception has created its own reality. At the same time, Mitchell locates in the concept of clones and cloning an anxiety about new forms of image-making that has amplified ... Read more
The phrase 'War on Terror' has quietly been retired from official usage, but it persists in the American psyche, and our understanding of it is hardly complete. Nor will it be, W. J. T. Mitchell argues, without a grasp of the images that it spawned, and that spawned it. Exploring the role of verbal and visual images in the War on Terror, Mitchell finds a conflict whose shaky metaphoric and imaginary conception has created its own reality. At the same time, Mitchell locates in the concept of clones and cloning an anxiety about new forms of image-making that has amplified ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
295g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226532608
SKU
V9780226532608
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About W. J. T. Mitchell
W. J. T. Mitchell is the Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature, the Department of Art History, and the College at the University of Chicago. He is the author or editor of ten books, including, most recently, Critical Terms for Media Studies, also published by the University of Chicago Press. He is also ... Read more
Reviews for Cloning Terror: The War of Images, 9/11 to the Present
"A fiercely intelligent and insightful book that is ambitious, shocking, angry, and heartfelt in equal measure. Mitchell makes the case convincingly that the War on Terror and cloning share a deep cultural logic. Cloning Terror offers original insights into the most pressing issues of our recent past, our present, and our immediate future." - Marquard Smith, Director, Institute for Modern ... Read more