Roy Scranton's war porn: an American postcolonial narrative of the Iraq War

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Roy Scranton's war porn: an American postcolonial narrative of the Iraq War

This paper examines Roy Scranton’s debut novel, War Porn (2016), and aims to uncover the novel’s approach to the 2003 American war on Iraq and its impact on the lives of Iraqis. It problematizes the representation of the Iraqi people in the context of the American invasion and presence in Iraq after...

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Main Authors:	Alosman, M Ikbal M, Ruzy Suliza Hashim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21769/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21769/1/Gema%20Online_3.pdf

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