Gladiator , Violence, and the Founding of a Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12376764 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lasse Thomassen (0000-0002-4706-6627, Queen Mary University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 145-148 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1049096509090118 |
| OpenAlex | W2070997451 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Ridley Scott's 2000 film Gladiator presents a view of the transition from dictatorship to the republic that one also finds in the discourses of certain political leaders today. I argue that we can learn about violence and the founding of a republic from an analysis and, especially, a critique of Gladiator
Democracy · Dictatorship · Economic history · Epistemology · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Sociology · The Republic · Transition (genetics · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |