An analysis of Vietnam, 9/11 and the Iraq War from patriotism to dissent through various visual and written signs among which the US flag, ribbons, car-stickers, cartoons, movies, the media and presidential war rhetoric.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PART I: THE IRAQ WAR: REAL AND VIRTUAL Yellow Ribbons Everywhere and No Meaning to Be Found; E. A. Hakanen Political Bumper Stickers and Vehicle Class: Are SUVs the Enemy? ; D. Porpora & D. Koch Stars and Stripes in the Year after 9/11: 'Rally around the Flag' or 'The Flag Is a Rag'; R. E. Ostman & H. Littell A Small World-and Its Flags-in a Much Bigger One; A-M. Obajtek-Kirkwood Searching for Common Sense: Tracing the Roots of George W. Bush's War Rhetoric; M. Butler Warlords of the Iraqi Blogosphere; P. Ringrose Warriors or Amazons: Did Opposing the War in Iraq Become a Gender Issue; M. de la luz Matus-Mendoza PART II: WARS, THEN AND NOW Envisioning Resistance: Directions of Power and Authority in the Vietnam Era GI Underground Press; J. Lewes Not So Far from Vietnam: A Study of War, Film and the Media; J. Ervine War, Nationalism, Fear, Cruelty, Religion: Comparing Depictions of Indians in 19th Century French-Canadian Literature and Arabs in Americal Political cartoons 2001-2005; V. Masse War and Peace in Christian Prayer; A. Thomas, S. Berg, T. Berg& D. Nice
