We, Us, and Them

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We, Us, and Them

Affect and American Nonfiction from Vietnam to Trump

Dowland, Douglas

University of Virginia Press

03/2024

198

Mole

Inglês

9780813950846

15 a 20 dias

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Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Problem of Strong Nationalism

1. Hawkishness: John Steinbeck's Vietnam Journalism

2. Bile: Hunter S. Thompson's America

3. Futility: James Baldwin's The Evidence of Things Not Seen

4. Resentment: J. D. Vance's Hillbilly Elegy

5. Depression: David Sedaris, Donald Trump, and the Divided Nation

Conclusion: The Nation Needs Reading

Notes

Bibliography

Index
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American nationalism; nonfiction; affect theory; war hawks; populism; Afropessimism; neoconservatism; Donald Trump; Vietnam War; John Steinbeck; Hunter S. Thompson; James Baldwin; J.D. Vance; David Sedaris; Hillbilly Elegy; Silvan Tomkins; David Brooks; Richard Nixon; Jimmy Carter; Atlanta Child Murders; Appalachia; American studies; close reading; post-critique; American identity; Letters to Alicia; Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72; The Evidence of Things Not Seen; futility; dread; resentment; irony; Tea Party; Ohio; synechdoche; depression; 2016 United States Presidential Election; political rhetoric; divisiveness; 2024 United States Presidential Election; Trump's VP pick