A new kind of containment : "the war on terror," race, and sexuality /

This book addresses “containment” as it relates to interlocking discourses around the “War on Terror” as a global effort and its link to race and sexuality within the United States. The project emerged from the recognition that the events of 11 September 2001, prompted new efforts at containment wit...

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Preliminary Material --
INTRODUCTION /
“THE WAR ON TERROR” AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: UNITED STATES DISCOURSE AND THE SHAPING OF PUBLIC OPINION /
POLITICAL USE OF THE “WAR ON TERROR” TO AUGMENT DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LGBT REPRESSION /
FEAR AND NEGATION IN THE AMERICAN RACIAL IMAGINARY: BLACK MASCULINITY IN THE WARS ON TERROR AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGE /
GRAY ZONES /
DEFENDING CIVILIZATION FROM THE HOSTILES: WARD CHURCHILL, CULTURAL WARS (ON TERROR), AND THE SILENCING OF DISSENT /
UNITED WE STAY . . . HOME: READING THE RACIALIZED BILDUNG OF UNITED STATES’ CHILDREN IN POST-11 SEPTEMBER 2001 COMFORT BOOKS /
GEORGE W. BUSH’S BURDEN: CONTAINING THE “NEW WORLD (DIS)ORDER” /
BORDERING ON THE ABSURD: NATIONAL, CIVILIZATIONAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY DISCOURSE ON IMMIGRATION /
SOLDIERING “GREEN CARD” IMMIGRANTS: CONTAINING UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP /
THE BRACERO, THE WETBACK, AND THE TERRORIST: MEXICAN IMMIGRATION, LEGISLATION, AND NATIONAL SECURITY /
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Hauptverfasser:
Bloodsworth-Lugo, Mary K., Lugo-Lugo, Carmen R.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2009.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This book addresses “containment” as it relates to interlocking discourses around the “War on Terror” as a global effort and its link to race and sexuality within the United States. The project emerged from the recognition that the events of 11 September 2001, prompted new efforts at containment with both domestic and international implications.
Umfang:
1 online resource (223 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-282-59414-1
9786612594144
90-420-2919-6
1-4416-0719-6
Schlagworte:
Race.
Sex role.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 > Social aspects.
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