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A History of Fear
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Corey Robin explores the long history of fear as a political idea. He argues that it’s been influencing politics and culture since accounts of the Garden of Eden, and he explains how fear is acting as an agent of repression in modern-day America, in Fear: The History of a Political Idea.
Music:
Soundtrack to The General's Daughter, music by Carter Burwell: "Out of Her Misery" / "Exercise in Darkness"
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