Journal article
Bare Biceps and American (In)Security: Post-9/11 Constructions of Safe(ty), Threat, and the First Black First Lady
Women's studies quarterly, Vol.39(1), pp.200-217
2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/118660
Abstract
We begin this essay by presuming several lessons of a post-9/11 United States and its post-9/11 culture: (1) the post-9/11 United States is a world fundamentally altered by the perceptions, explanations, and rhetoric sur- rounding the events of September 11, 2001, and its aftermath; (2) because of the particular interpretation of 9/11 by Americans, ideas about safety (or being safe) are inextricably linked to ideas about threats (or being threatened); and (3) since September 11, 2001, Americans (the govern- ment and the people) have functioned on the premise that the attainment of safety is inversely correlated with combating or eliminating threats.
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- Title
- Bare Biceps and American (In)Security: Post-9/11 Constructions of Safe(ty), Threat, and the First Black First Lady
- Creators
- Carmen R Lugo-Lugo - Washington State University, Languages, Cultures, and Race, School ofMary K Bloodsworth-Lugo - Washington State University, Languages, Cultures, and Race, School of
- Publication Details
- Women's studies quarterly, Vol.39(1), pp.200-217
- Academic Unit
- Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies, Department of
- Publisher
- The Feminist Press
- Identifiers
- 99900662035601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article