Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Arroyo, David Alejandro
URN	etd-07102006-170729
Title	Videodrome, Trauma, and Terrorism: An Examination of Organizational and Emotional Dynamics
Degree	Master of Arts
Department	English, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Caroline Picart Committee Chair Barry Faulk Committee Member Virgil Suarez Committee Member
Keywords	Cronenberg Terrorism Film
Date of Defense	2006-04-03
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This thesis is an examination of David Cronenberg’s Videodrome. In the course of the thesis I compare a fictional account of terrorist activity to the behaviors and organizational machinery of genuine terrorist organizations such as the Army of God and Al-Qaeda. This is important in establishing the veracity of the film as an expression of terrorism, while allowing consideration for the emotional trauma of 9/11. Although the film was made in 1983 in the waning years of the cold war, Videodrome is surprisingly in tune with the traumas of the post 9/11 audience.
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