Gender, geopolitics, and geosurveillance in the Bourne Ultimatum.(Essay): An article from: The Geographical Review

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From the author: Generic action-thriller films, especially The Bourne Ultimatum, the last in a series of three films, provide a useful resource for examining the gendered nature of geopolitics, the specification of place, and the role of geosurveillance in post-9/11 national security. Using the dialogue of the film as key source material, I show how the private world of Jason Bourne, an assassin, is interwoven with the public sphere of international security, including covert operations: The personal is geopolitical. I conclude with some reflections on how we might use film as a critical pedagogical resource. Keywords: action thriller, gender, geosurveillance, place, popular geopolitics.

Citation Details
Title: Gender, geopolitics, and geosurveillance in the Bourne Ultimatum.(Essay)
Author: Klaus Dodds
Publication:The Geographical Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2011
Publisher: American Geographical Society
Volume: 101 Issue: 1 Page: 88(18)

Article Type: Essay

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