Arin Keeble Book order

Focusing on the representation of terrorism in contemporary fiction, this study analyzes novels from various authors that depict terrorism as a symptom of global systems and neoliberalism. It traces the evolution of literary responses from the aftermath of 9/11 through the ongoing 'war on terror' and explores themes of state and white nationalist terror. The book delves into how literature interprets the reasons behind terrorism and its impact on victims and international relations, offering a critical examination of narrative shifts in the twenty-first century.

This book analyzes six key narratives of Hurricane Katrina across literature, film and television from the literary fiction of Jesmyn Ward to the cinema of Spike Lee. It argues that these texts engage with the human tragedy and political fallout of the Katrina crisis while simultaneously responding to issues that have characterized the wider, George W. Bush era of American history; notably the aftermath of 9/11 and ensuing War on Terror. In doing so it recognizes important challenges to trauma studies as an interpretive framework, opening up a discussion of the overlaps between traumatic rupture and systemic or, “slow violence.”