Monthly Archives: June 2009

Red Dawn and America’s obsession with Insurgents

Posted on June 13, 2009 by

Watching Red Dawn, that astonishingly up-front Reagan-era bit of violent Cold War paranoia fused with teenage NRA wish-fulfillment, I was struck once again by how strongly the narratives of American pop culture emphasize underdog insurgency fantasies in which the heroes … Continue reading →

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