Carry a Torch for Your Enemy
Žižekian Study of Violence in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22017050 |
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| Authors | Rameil Sayad Sangar (0009-0003-0272-4459, University of Tabriz), Hossein Sabouri (0000-0003-4128-7952, University of Tabriz), Lale Massiha (University of Tabriz) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-67 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Kemanusiaan (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2180-4257 • E-ISSN: 1394-9330 |
| Publisher | Universiti Sains Malaysia (PUBLISHER • MY) |
| DOI | 10.21315/kajh2020.27.1.3 |
| OpenAlex | W3016694433 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
In iek's belief, by the advent of capitalism in its global dimensions, violence took on different shapes and keeps on reshaping in various other forms. Things which decades ago were perceived as normal and nonviolent may render themselves today as harassment, violent and racist. For iek, "objective" violence within the system is the engine causing such violence. In a more challenging declaration, he contends that the global capitalist system is approaching an apocalyptic zero-point which will endanger environment and societies. This study aims to survey iek's mentioned premise and also his theory of violence within Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel The Road. It will conclude by deducing that the world depicted in this novel could be regarded as a codicil to iek's mentioned will. This deduction means that the way in which The Road features its dire reality, could be deemed a metaphor compatible with iek's prognostication about the future of capitalism
Adversary · Capitalism · Computer security · Criminology · Declaration · Epistemology · Harassment · Law and economics · Metaphor · Political science · Politics · Premise · Sociology · Computer Science · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · Law · Modern American Literature Studies · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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