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- Title
Situated Ideological Allegory and Battlestar Galactica.
- Authors
Milford, Mike; Rowland, RobertC.
- Abstract
Allegory has been a focus of recent rhetorical criticism. Critics recognize that traditional allegory can be used to support an ideological system and that there are few limits to the interpretation of postmodern allegory. What has not been recognized is that a variant of traditional allegory can be used to subvert an ideological system. Situated ideological allegory uses ideologically related but not germane symbols to challenge the audience's viewpoint. In this essay, we argue that much of the power of the award winning drama Battlestar Galactica comes from a critique of the War on Terror that subverted the dominant ideology.
- Subjects
ALLEGORY; RHETORICAL criticism; BATTLESTAR Galactica (TV program : 2003-2009); IDEOLOGY; WAR on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Publication
Western Journal of Communication, 2012, Vol 76, Issue 5, p536
- ISSN
1057-0314
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1080/10570314.2011.651254