'Bring it on': The apocalypse of George W Bush

O'Donnell, M

'Bring it on': The apocalypse of George W Bush

O'Donnell, M

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Publisher:: School of English Media and Art History
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Media International Australia, 2004, Nov (113), pp. 10 - 22
Issue Date:: 2004-01

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dc.contributor.author	O'Donnell, M	en_US
dc.date.issued	2004-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Media International Australia, 2004, Nov (113), pp. 10 - 22	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1329-878X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/5609
dc.description.abstract	This article examines a number of cinematic, literary and journalistic texts in the context of what filmmaker Tom Tykwer calls the `aesthetic memory of September 11. In particular, it explores the way these narratives relate to deeply embedded Western cultural myths of the apocalyptic. The apocalyptic language of American Christian fundamentalism and the heroic narratives of Hollywood film are explored as twin influences on a powerful civil religion dubbed `The Captain America complex by Jewett and Lawrence (2003a).	en_US
dc.publisher	School of English Media and Art History	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Media International Australia	en_US
dc.title	'Bring it on': The apocalypse of George W Bush	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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dc.location.activity	Cairns, Australia
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Abstract:

This article examines a number of cinematic, literary and journalistic texts in the context of what filmmaker Tom Tykwer calls the `aesthetic memory of September 11. In particular, it explores the way these narratives relate to deeply embedded Western cultural myths of the apocalyptic. The apocalyptic language of American Christian fundamentalism and the heroic narratives of Hollywood film are explored as twin influences on a powerful civil religion dubbed `The Captain America complex by Jewett and Lawrence (2003a).

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