Dr Leslie Dodd L.Dodd@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor
The decline and fall of the Roman empire and its place in contemporary American political discourse, 2003-present
Dodd, Leslie
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Abstract
This paper examines the ways in which the trope of Roman declinism was used by media and political commentators during the period 2003-2008. It considers how, during the Iraq War, both the political Left and Right in the United States seized on a narrative of moral, political and military decline that was predicated upon an explicit comparison of the USA under George W Bush to the Later Roman Empire. The paper concludes by demonstrating that Roman declinism has been a part of American political discourse since the foundation of the country and that the Roman empire has come to serve a semiotic warning role that is routinely used and abused to serve political ends.
Citation
Dodd, L. (2008, May). The decline and fall of the Roman empire and its place in contemporary American political discourse, 2003-present. Paper presented at Classical Empires in Contemporary Culture
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (unpublished) |
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Conference Name | Classical Empires in Contemporary Culture |
Start Date | May 23, 2008 |
Deposit Date | Aug 20, 2019 |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2067773 |
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