This book argues that literary, filmic, and popular cultural representation of political torture has defined the torture debate that has taken place during the post-9/11 global war on terrorism. The author explores whether liberal democracies can ever legitimately perpetrate torture, with assertions that torture can function as a legitimate counterterrorism measure coming into conflict with human rights-based arguments that torture is never morally permissible. He examines the philosophical foundations of pro- and anti-torture positions, reads their manifestations in a range of literary,…mehr
This book argues that literary, filmic, and popular cultural representation of political torture has defined the torture debate that has taken place during the post-9/11 global war on terrorism. The author explores whether liberal democracies can ever legitimately perpetrate torture, with assertions that torture can function as a legitimate counterterrorism measure coming into conflict with human rights-based arguments that torture is never morally permissible. He examines the philosophical foundations of pro- and anti-torture positions, reads their manifestations in a range of literary, filmic and popular cultural texts, and assesses the material effects of these representations.
Alex Adams completed his PhD in the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK. He has contributed a number of journal articles and book chapters to recent publications.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction PART ONE: CONTEXT 1: The Torture Debate Torture Islamophobia Representation 2: Camp, Colony, Counterterrorism Space Power Bodies PART TWO: TEXT 3: Another Indochina Memory The Centurions (1960) The Battle of Algiers (1966) The Little Soldier (1960/63) 4: The Ticking Bomb and Beyond 24: Day Two (2002-3) Rendition (2007) Zero Dark Thirty (2012) 5: The War Prison Guantánamo (2004) The Road to Guantánamo (2006) Standard Operating Procedure (2008) Conclusion Complicit (2013)
Introduction PART ONE: CONTEXT 1: The Torture Debate Torture Islamophobia Representation 2: Camp, Colony, Counterterrorism Space Power Bodies PART TWO: TEXT 3: Another Indochina Memory The Centurions (1960) The Battle of Algiers (1966) The Little Soldier (1960/63) 4: The Ticking Bomb and Beyond 24: Day Two (2002-3) Rendition (2007) Zero Dark Thirty (2012) 5: The War Prison Guantánamo (2004) The Road to Guantánamo (2006) Standard Operating Procedure (2008) Conclusion Complicit (2013)
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