Today, lecturing about the cultural and political effects of 9/11 in the United States, I challenged my students to think of one cultural product in which the heroes engage in torture that predates 9/11. Can you think of any?
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Replying to @PatrickIber
Little Orphan Annie in the 1940s (and more broadly, lots of popular culture celebrations of torture in that war).
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Replying to @HeerJeet
I confess I did not see "Little Orphan Annie" coming, thanks Jeet
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Replying to @PatrickIber
I'll try and find the sequence and post it on twitter.
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