At War With Metaphor
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At War with Metaphor offers a compelling analysis of our public discussions of the war on terror and the binding conceptual metaphors through which they are framed. Examining the images of animal, insect, and disease that shape and limit our understanding of the war, and tying these images to historical and contemporary uses of propaganda and media filters, the authors explore how news media, including political cartoons and talk radio, are enmeshed in this damaging, dehumanizing language.
Pt. I Metaphor MattersCh. 1 Weaponizing Words: Metaphor and War 1Ch. 2 Making Enemies: Propaganda and the Making of the Orientalist "Other" 17Ch. 3 Rallying Racism: Dehumanization and Genocide 37Pt. II Enlisting DiscourseCh. 4 Rats in the Trap: Animal Metaphors in the News 69Ch. 5 Infestation and Eradication: Exterminationist Rhetoric in Political Cartoons 99Ch. 6 HateSpeak: Discourses of Dehumanization in Talk Radio 131Pt. III Dangerous DiscoursesCh. 7 Media March to War: Understanding News Filters 155Ch. 8 Boiling the Blood and Narrowing the Mind: Fomenting Backlash 189Ch. 9 Talking our Way to Peace: New Metaphors for Change 201Bibliography 213Index 245
