Why do recent depictions of government secrecy and surveillance so often use images suggesting massive size and scale? Drawing on post-War American art, film, television, and fiction, Potolsky argues that the aesthetic of the sublime provides a window into the nature of modern intelligence.
Why do recent depictions of government secrecy and surveillance so often use images suggesting massive size and scale? Drawing on post-War American art, film, television, and fiction, Potolsky argues that the aesthetic of the sublime provides a window into the nature of modern intelligence.
Matthew Potolsky is Professor of English at the University of Utah.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Defining the National Security Sublime 2. Toward an Aesthetics of Government Secrecy 3. The Genesis and Structure of the National Security Sublime 4. The Sublime Under the War on Terror 5. The Secret Without a Subject
1. Defining the National Security Sublime 2. Toward an Aesthetics of Government Secrecy 3. The Genesis and Structure of the National Security Sublime 4. The Sublime Under the War on Terror 5. The Secret Without a Subject
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