Download This PaperThe Visual Politics of Terror
Project Syndicate (Sep 23, 2014)
3 Pages Posted: 26 Sep 2015 Last revised: 14 Oct 2020
Date Written: September 23, 2014
Abstract
What exactly is driving our response to the threats that the Islamic State presents? Distinguishing between information about real national-security concerns and images strategically designed to shock and titillate us will not be easy. But given the stakes, it is undoubtedly worthwhile.
Keywords: terror, violence, ISIS, videos, beheading, Islamic State, propaganda, visual politics, the act of killing
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Sherwin, Richard Kenneth, The Visual Politics of Terror (September 23, 2014). Project Syndicate (Sep 23, 2014), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2559922
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