Terrorism in literature

This dissertation traces the life and times of William J. Flynn (1867-1928) as a means of understanding popular attitudes toward anarchism and terrorism, as well as expectations for protection from these forces, at the dawn of the twentieth century. Flynn was constantly at the n…

In my dissertation, I examine terrorist literature: contemporary American and British writings that incorporate representations of Muslim terrorists and that evoke the events of September 11, 2001. In these texts, the fictional Muslim terrorist arguably occupies a place of belon…