Visual Perceptions

A. Tzavaras

Abstract

The most perplexing aspect of the ‘war through terror’ or the ‘war against terror’ is the imperceptibility of the enemy, the lack of a defined combat zone and a clear-cut border between ‘them’ and ‘us’ that creates a social anxiety interface in the interactive multicultural nature of the Australian ethos. The notion of terror as a strategy with the aim of affecting public opinion is aided by popular media, the nefarious images that metamorphose into the privacy of our home: scenes of torture, brutality and death, acts of willful profanity that undermine basic human and moral principles.

Citation

Tzavaras, A. (2008) "Visual Perceptions," Law Text Culture: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 7.
Available at: http://ro.uow.edu.au/ltc/vol12/iss1/7