The Visual Politics of Terror

Project Syndicate, September 2014

3 Pages Posted: 4 Feb 2015 Last revised: 5 Aug 2018

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: terrorism, ISIS, Islamic State, visual politics, videos, beheading, propaganda, the act of killing,

JEL Classification: CMBO

Suggested Citation

Sherwin, Richard Kenneth, The Visual Politics of Terror (September 23, 2014). Project Syndicate, September 2014, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2559946

Richard Kenneth Sherwin (Contact Author)

New York Law School ( email )

185 West Broadway
New York, NY 10013
United States

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