Intersectionality and Propaganda in Doris Lessing’s The Good Terrorist (1985) and Richard Flanagan’s The Unknown Terrorist (2006).
| dc.contributor.author | Beddiaf Lamine | |
| dc.contributor.author | L’hocine Essaid | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-11T08:18:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-11T08:18:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description | 71p. ; (+CD-Rom) | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Littérature Générale et Comparée | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.ummto.dz/handle/ummto/28840 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Université Moumloud Mammeri Tizi Ouzou | |
| dc.subject | Terrorism | |
| dc.subject | Media | |
| dc.subject | Manipulation | |
| dc.subject | Propagandaofthedeed | |
| dc.subject | The Good Terrorist | |
| dc.subject | TheUnknown Terrorist | |
| dc.title | Intersectionality and Propaganda in Doris Lessing’s The Good Terrorist (1985) and Richard Flanagan’s The Unknown Terrorist (2006). | |
| dc.type | Thesis |