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Politics, media and war: 9/11 and its aftermaths
The terrorist attacks of 9/11 not only cost some 3,000 lives, they also deeply scarred the American consciousness and made a deep impact on US foreign policy and the world at large. This free course, Politics, media and war: 9/11 and its aftermaths, assesses the wider consequences of 9/11 not just on domestic and world politics, but also on the media.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- construct an argument with appropriate use of evidence, concepts and theories from the humanities and social sciences
- communicate arguments, ideas and conclusions effectively, using styles and language appropriate to the subject, and be aware of your purpose and audience
- demonstrate a familiarity with and ability to selectively and appropriately refer to key concepts, theories and debates relevant to understanding the phenomenon of and debates about contemporary terrorism and the international consequences of 9/11.
First Published: 10/08/2012
Updated: 26/04/2016
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Course content
- The lesser evil: Political ethics in an age of terror File
- An Interview with Jason Burke File
- Predators and parasites File
- The opportunity (1) File
- Defending the West File
- The opportunity (2) File
- Security policy in an insecure world File
- The collapse of British foreign policy File
- History and the hyperpower File
- An American foreign policy for a unipolar world File
- Mass-mediated terrorism: The central role of the media in terrorism and counter-terrorism File
- Shoot first and ask questions later: Media coverage of the 2003 Iraq War File
- Manufacturing consent: The political economy of the mass media File
- The uncensored war File
- What the media are doing to our politics File
- Mediatized conflict: Developments in media and conflict studies File
- Londonistan File
- The impact of 9/11 and 7/7 on British Muslims File
- Protecting the citizen in the twenty-first century File
- The state and civil liberties in the post-9/11 world File
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