The National Security Sublime : On the Aesthetics of Government Secrecy - 9780367671228

Why do recent depictions of government secrecy and surveillance so often use images suggesting massive size and scale? Drawing on post-War American art, film, television, and fiction, Potolsky argues that the aesthetic of the sublime provides a window into the nature of modern intelligence.

• | : Matthew Potolsky
• | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• | Publication Date: Dec 18, 2020
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 184 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0367671220
• | ISBN-13: 9780367671228