Rowcroft, Andrew (2016) ‘First as tragedy, then as farce’: Donald Trump, American fiction, and the US election. In: US Election Event Series, Thursday 16th June 2016, University of Osnabruck, Germany.
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| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop contribution (Keynote) |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
Abstract
Donald Trump and the US Presidential Election.
The unfolding spectacle of the 2015-2016 presidential nominations are engaging for a number of reasons, not least of which, due to the entry of the billionaire and former television personality Donald Trump. From his positions on immigration, tax reform, second amendment rights, and US-China trade, Trump’s views have dominated much of western media coverage. This paper turns a harsh critical gaze upon Trump’s recent campaign, drawing upon a number of fictional and filmic texts, including Netflix’s House of Cards, Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America (2004), Ellis' American Psycho (1991), and Richard Condon’s The Manchurian Candidate (1959), which speak to recent events in mutually enriching ways. Exploring key cultural texts through the prism of recent political events, the paper will situate the US election with a broader cultural frame.
| Keywords: | American studies, American literature |
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| Subjects: | V Historical and Philosophical studies > V230 American History T Eastern, Asiatic, African, American and Australasian Languages, Literature and related subjects > T700 American studies T Eastern, Asiatic, African, American and Australasian Languages, Literature and related subjects > T720 American Literature studies |
| Divisions: | College of Arts > School of English & Journalism > School of English & Journalism (English) |
| ID Code: | 23325 |
| Deposited On: | 24 Jun 2016 08:23 |
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