At war with metaphor [ media, propaganda, and racism in the war on terror

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Steuter, Erin , 1963- (Author), Wills, Deborah , 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books , c2008
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Online Access:NetLibrary
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Weaponizing words : metaphor and war
  • 2. Making enemies : propaganda and the making of the orientalist "other"
  • 3. Rallying racism : dehumanization and genocide
  • 4. Rats in the trap : animal metaphors in the news
  • 5. Infestation and eradication : exterminationist rhetoric in political cartoons
  • 6. Hatespeak : discourses of dehumanization in talk radio
  • 7. Media march to war : understanding news filters
  • 8. Boiling the blood and narrowing the mind : fomenting backlash
  • 9. Talking our way to peace : new metaphors for change