
The Imagination of Disaster – Susan Sontag
Revolution and Ideology
Analyzing Susan Sontag's 'The Imagination of Disaster'
The hosts analyze Susan Sontag's article and discuss its significance in the field of disaster films and apocalyptic media. They delve into the meaning of Sontag's quote about banality and terror in the context of Cold War-era society, referencing other thinkers to examine the concept of boredom in post-World War II society.
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