Matthew Potolsky’s The National Security Sublime: On the Aesthetics of Government Secrecy (review)

Secrecy and Society

Nolan Higdon¹ 

[1] CSU East Bay;

关键词: esthetics;    civil liberties;    cultural studies;    film;    government secrecy;    indiana jones;    military industrial complex;    national security;    privacy;    security;    surveillance;    usa patriot act;    x-files;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Matthew Potolsky’s brilliantly woven The National Security Sublime: On the Aesthetics of Government Secrecy offers a powerful and engaging discussion of national security and government secrecy. His findings concerning the influence artists have on citizens’ perception of national security is a major contribution to the field. It highlights Americans false sense of awareness regarding government secrecy, that in itself enables government secrecy. Potolsky has made a massive contribution to the study of government secrecy that is sure to spark future research concerning the intersection of national security and aesthetics.

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