The poetics of fear : a human response to human security / by Chris Erickson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erickson, Chris, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Achilles (Greek mythology).

Fear--Political aspects.

Fear.

Political psychology.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Political violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Poetics of Fear looks at how fear is used for political purposes, focusing on the binary logic of 'this is the way things are, and there is nothing (else) you can do about it' --a logic that underlies the realist tradition in international relations theory. The Shield of Achilles from Homer's Iliad is used as metaphorical analysis to look at what the politics of fear is, how it works, and how it can be resisted. It aims to provide a human response to human security matters. The work first shows how the Shield works to paralyze its audience. How can it be resisted? One response is to offer a warning about the hazards of bearing the Shield. After looking at thinkers such as Plato, Baudrillard, and Nietzsche, the work concludes with an examination of ekphrasis as a critical tool. With a unique and fresh perspective, The Poetics of Fear will be relevant to those interested in security studies and critical theoretical approaches to political science."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction: The Politics of Fear

Chapter 2. The God of Fire's Gift: The Shield of Achilles and the Logic of Fear

Chapter 3. Unheeded Warnings

Chapter 4. Mimesis as Resistance

Chapter 5. What Begins With Cratylus, Leads to Baudrillard

Chapter 6. Life as Literature: Politics as Poetics

Chapter 7. Ekphrasis as Critique

Chapter 8. Conclusion

APPENDIX A: President Bush's Address to a Joint Session of Congress, September 20, 2001

APPENDIX B: Remarks by the President on a New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, March 27, 2009

Bibliography.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612710100

9781501301735

150130173X

9781282710108

1282710109

9781441119230

144111923X

OCLC:

650311595