Passion of the Christ in Abu Ghraib: Toward a new theory of ideology

Article Abstract:

A method is illustrated and a neglected concept of ideology and ideological critique is advanced by using two concrete examples of Mel Gibson's film 'The Passion of the Christ' and the other a body of photographs from Abu Ghraib. The two events are united by the secret they share, that of their psychological connection as pivotal developments of what has happened to the Amerikan psyche since September 11, 2001.

Analysis, Criticism and interpretation, Ideology, Prisoner abuse, Religious conflict, Critical essay, The Passion of the Christ (Motion picture), Abu Ghraib Prison (Iraq)

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From "why we fight" to fighting their "we": Zeiger's Sir No Sir meets Jarecki's Why We Fight

Article Abstract:

War and anti-war documentary films such as Eugene Jarecki's 'Why We Fight' and David Zeiger's 'Sir No Sir' have an important role to play at a time when military dissatisfaction and open resistance to the war in Iraq is mounting.

Documentary films, Documentary movies, Why We Fight (Motion picture), Sir No Sir (Motion picture)

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Toward a revolution in American studies: the counter-narratives of Jose Marti and Herman Melville

Article Abstract:

The article discusses about the works of Herman Melville, an American writer are positioned against the works of the great Cuban writer Jose Marti to analyze deceitful North-over-South bias that is the part of American studies.

Comparative analysis, Works, Cross-cultural studies, Cross cultural studies, Melville, Herman, Marti, Jose

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