Portents of the real
Subtitle: a primer for post-9/11 America
By: Susan Willis.
Publisher: Verso
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
Subjects: Popular culture -- United States; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Social aspects; United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
Description: "Against an ever-deepening climate of political repression and a journalistic landscape dominated by sensationalized controversy and historical forgetfulness, Susan Willis offers an astute analysis of the realities behind America's cultural myths. The effect is both wry and unnerving."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-146).
Table of contents: title: Old glory; title: Anthrax r us; title: What goes around comes around; title: Only the shadow knows; title: The greatest show on earth; title: Quien es mas macho?