Gender, Geopolitics, And Geosurveillance In The Bourne Ultimatum

Bibliographic Data

ID4491167
AuthorsKlaus Dodds (0000-0001-5074-0662, Professor of geography at the Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey tw20 0ex, United Kingdom; []., corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume101
Issue1
Pages88-105
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1931-0846.2011.00074.x
OpenAlexW1983011503
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited37

Generic action‐thriller films, especially The Bourne Ultimatum, the last in a series of three films, provide a useful resource for examining the gendered nature of geopolitics, the specification of place, and the role of geosurveillance in post‐9/11 national security. Using the dialogue of the film as key source material, I show how the private world of Jason Bourne, an assassin, is interwoven with the public sphere of international security, including covert operations: The personal is geopolitical. I conclude with some reflections on how we might use film as a critical pedagogical resource

Geopolitics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Ultimatum game · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Military and Defense Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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