Neoliberal Nightmares or Fear of Terrorism? A response to Japhy Wilson´s Article

Ulrich HAMENSTÄDT

Makale detayları

Neoliberal Nightmares or Fear of Terrorism? A response to Japhy Wilson´s Article

Yazarlar:

Ulrich HAMENSTÄDT

Yayıncı:

Dış Politika ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Derneği

Dergi:

Spectrum: Journal of Global Studies 2015 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.100-106

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2015

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000833389

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

1308-8432

Özet:

 


Political scientists are increasingly interested in popular culture. Notably, films appear as reflections
of social and political developments as well as mirrors of common ideologies and fears. In his
article ‘Neoliberal Nightmares’, Japhy Wilson (2015) brings forward the argument that the
increasing popularity of gothic themes like the zombie apocalypse, could be interpreted as a
reaction towards the financial crises of 2008; according to his article, neoliberalism died but is risen
from its crave, scary as it was and hungry for the consumption of human flesh. This is a popular
view on the current zombie hype and it is convincing at first. In contrast to Wilson´s view, this
article highlights another interpretation of this hype: Zombies are the projection of international
terrorism. Therefore this article argues that we are much more scared by things, which take our
system into question than by the system itself. In doing so, this article argues, contrary to Wilson’s
interpretation, that the zombies hype is part of a social and political anxiety from terrorism and not
the anxiety due to the capitalist system. It will be also argued that fear is a recurrent topic in
popular culture. ‘Zombies’ are an expression in a long tradition of fearful (international) events –
like 9/11 – but also refer to the age of bio-political control. 

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Makale detayları

Neoliberal Nightmares or Fear of Terrorism? A response to Japhy Wilson´s Article

Yazarlar: Ulrich HAMENSTÄDT

Yayıncı: Dış Politika ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Derneği

Dergi: Spectrum: Journal of Global Studies 2015 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.100-106

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 11/2015

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000833389

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

pISSN: 1308-8432

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ulrich HAMENSTÄDT

Yayıncı:

Dış Politika ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Derneği

Dergi:

Spectrum: Journal of Global Studies 2015 Vol.7 Issue 2, pp.100-106

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2015

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000833389

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

1308-8432