Going Scapegoat
Post-9/11 War Literature, Language and Culture
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:27th Sep '16
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Since 9/11, war literature has become a key element in American popular culture, spurring critical debate about depictions of combat--Who can write war literature? When can they do it? This book presents a new way to closely read war narratives, questioning the idea of "combat gnosticism"--the belief that the experience of war is impossible to communicate to those who have not seen it--that has dominated the discussion.
Adapting Kenneth Burke's scapegoat mechanism to the criticism of literature and film, the author examines three novels from 2012--Ben Fountain's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, David Abrams's FOBBIT and Kevin Powers' The Yellow Birds--that represent the U.S. military responses to 9/11.
“a fresh perspective to interpret war narratives”—Communications Booknotes Quarterly.
ISBN: 9781476666587
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
Weight: 318g
232 pages