The "war on terror" narrative: discourse and intertextuality in the construction and contestation of sociopolitical reality

Abstract

1. Introduction 2. The Characterization of 9/11 and America's Response to Terrorism 3. . The Narrative's Part-Whole Textual Interdependence 4. The Construction of Al Qaeda and Iraq as Linked Antagonists 5. Intertextual Series: Reproduction and Resistance in the Media 6. Talking Politics: The Narrative's Reception among College Students 7. Whose Vietnam?: Discursive Competition over the Vietnam Analogy 8. Conclusion APPENDIX A. CORPUS OF PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES APPENDIX B. TRANSCRIPTION CONVENTIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES APPENDIX C. TRANSCRIPTION CONVENTIONS FOR FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEWS MEDIA DISCOURSE DATA REFERENCES INDEX