Intersectionality and Propaganda in Doris Lessing’s The Good Terrorist (1985) and Richard Flanagan’s The Unknown Terrorist (2006).
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2024
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Université Moumloud Mammeri Tizi Ouzou
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Thisresearchisacomparativestudyoftwonovels:DorisLessing’sTheGoodTerrorist(1985) andRichardFlanagan’s The Unknown Terrorist(2006). The studyexplorestheissue of terrorisminbothnovelsby examiningitshistoricalbackground,definition,andimpacton societies. Toconductthisresearch,we usethe theoriesof “Intersectionality”and “Propagandaofthe Deed,”which are developedfurtherinthe discussionsection.The study consistsoftwo mainchapters.Inthefirstchapter,weanalyzethetwonovelsusing Intersectionality theory.Thisapproachrevealsthatwhile the novelssharesimilaritiesinthe classandgenderoftheirprotagonists,GinaDaviesandAliceMelling,theydifferintheirplots andthe reasonsbehindthe characters'involvementinterrorism.In the secondchapter,we applythetheory ofPropagandaoftheDeedtocompare thenarratives.Wereachasimilar conclusiontothefirstchapter: thetwonovelsdifferintheirplots.InTheGood Terrorist,the protagonistandhergroupcarryoutactsofpropaganda,whereas,inTheUnknownTerrorist, theseactsareimposedontheprotagonistbythe governmentandmedia.Weconcludethat terrorismisoften linkedtorace,identity,andreligion,andthatthemediaplaysasignificant role in spreading propaganda and shaping publicopinion for various purposes.
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71p. ; (+CD-Rom)
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Terrorism, Media, Manipulation, Propagandaofthedeed, The Good Terrorist, TheUnknown Terrorist
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Littérature Générale et Comparée