Thematics of counterterrorism
Comparing 24 and MI-5/Spooks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12919154 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian W Erickson (Roosevelt University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 343-358 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Studies on Terrorism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1753-9161 • E-ISSN: 1753-9153 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17539150802515012 |
| OpenAlex | W2037164569 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 20 |
This paper examines terrorism and counterterrorism as they are manifest in the popular culture of the USA and UK, focusing on two contemporary televisual works, namely, 24 and the series named MI-5 when aired in the US or Spooks when broadcast in the UK. I compare similarities and differences in the representation of agents (individuals) and agencies (organisations) involved in counterterrorism, and how such representations impact upon the two democratic polities. I explore themes of legitimisation, normalisation, and subversion in these works
Criminology · Democracy · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sociology · Subversion · Terrorism · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Tweeting terrorism
Theorising the ‘Security Influencer’
Critical realism and historical materialism as resources for critical terrorism studies
Memeing and Speaking Vernacular Security on Social Media
Ask the audience
Introduction
Metaphors of the future and the power of images in the British TV drama Spooks
Resurrecting the vigilante
Counterterror Culture
Society must be defended
Still a Matter of Trust
Society Must Be Defended’
September 11 News Coverage, Public Opinion, and Support for Civil Liberties
The New Violent Cartography
Counter-Terror Culture
The self‐amplifying feedback between societal militarization and violent foreign policy
Blowback
The critical theory of Jürgen Habermas
New Philosophy of Society
Anti-Oedipus
A thousand plateaus
Security, Territory, Population
War Toys, War Movies, and the Militarization of the United States, 1900-85
In the Name of National Security
Virtuous War/Virtual Theory
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2022 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |