Document Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This article examines a number of cinematic, literary and journalistic texts in the context of what filmmaker Tom Tykwer calls the ‘aesthetic memory’ of September 11. In particular, it explores the way these narratives relate to deeply embedded Western cultural myths of the apocalyptic. The apocalyptic language of American Christian fundamentalism and the heroic narratives of Hollywood film are explored as twin influences on a powerful civil religion dubbed ‘The Captain America complex’ by Jewett and Lawrence (2003a).
ANZSRC / FoR Code
2002 CULTURAL STUDIES
COinS
Publication Details
O'Donnell, M. (2004). 'Bring it on': the apocalypse of George W. Bush. Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy, (113), 10-22.