Terrorism in Youth Popular Culture

Introduction Studying Terrorism for Young Audiences: Past, Present, and Future Clint Jones Part I: Cold War Terror Chapter One ...And Knowing is Half the Battle: Introducing Modern Terrorism Through Marvel's Real American Heroes Clint Jones Chapter Two Wrestling Terror: Depictions of Terrorists in the WWE, 1970-90 Dan Hille Chapter Three Critical Reflections on State Terrorism: Terrorist Stereotypes, Vietnam, and the Legacy of American Cold War Cinema Michael Schumacher Part II: Post-9/11 Global Terror Chapter Four Digital Barbarians at the Gates: The Shifting Figures of the Terrorist in Post-Soviet Eurasia through the Lens of Military-Themed Video Games Julian Paret Chapter Five Kant, Courage, and Play: How Risky Play Builds Courage for Facing Threat Michelle Johnson Part III: New Terrorism Chapter Six Domestic Terror in an Age of Disillusionment: The Riddler's Motivations for Terrorism in the Batman Damir Kovacevic Chapter Seven The Evolution of the Known: Cyberattacks as Terrorism in Little Brother Esra Merve Caliskan Chapter Eight Distorting the Past: Hindutva and the Creation of Muslims as the "Other / Terrorists" in History Textbooks in India Deepa Nair and Vlad-Radu Vasilescu Part IV: Imperialism as Terrorism Chapter Nine From The Shifting Sands Of Arrakis To Death Of The Buffalo: Terrorism And Environmental Justice Through A Decolonial Lens Jeffery Nicholas Chapter Ten "Then, Everything Changed when the Fire Nation Attacked": Depictions of Imperialism and Domestic Terrorism in Avatar: the Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra Nicole Loring Chapter Eleven Redemption, Radicals, and Race: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as New Terrorism Narrative Isabel Felix Gonzales and Davin L. Phoenix Chapter Twelve "We're Nation-breakers, not Terrorists": Lessons on Terrorism and Freedom Fighters in YA Dystopian Literature Martin Claar Conclusion Terrorism Depictions for Young Audiences: Past, Present, and Future Martin Claar