Have you ever wondered where the trope of the home intrusion boogeyman comes from? The origin of the cultural fear of kidnapping? This episode gives an introduction into the basis if these tropes in American media.
Warnings: Frank discussion of fictional portrayals of sexual violence
Concepts:
Sources:
On the concept of common sense:
Agnew, John. Hidden Geopolitics: Governance in a Globalized world. Rowman and Littlefield. 2023.
Hixon, Walter L. The Myth of American Diplomacy: National Identity and U.S. Foreign Policy. Sheridan Books. 2008.
On the female captivity narrative:
Slotikin, Richard. Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth-Century America. 1992.
On gender in Duel in the Sun:
Corkin, Stanley. Cowboys as Cold Warriors: The Western and U.S. History. Temple University Press. 2004.
