Prof. Brigitte Nacos (Columbia), author of Mass Mediated Terrorism paper: The Image of Evil: Why Screen Narratives of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Matter in Real Life Politics of Counterterrorism Policies
Dr Jack Shaheen, author of Reel Bad Arabs paper: Hollywood's Reel Arabs and Muslims: Problems and Prospects
Prof. Lynn Spigel (Northwestern), author of 'Entertainment Wars’
paper: From TV to Transmedia Terror
Dr Liane Tanguay, author of History 'After History': The War on Terror in American Popular Culture paper: Kicking Vietnam Syndrome? The ‘Heart of Darkness’ Trope in Iraq War Films
Prof. Cynthia Weber (Sussex), author of Imagining America at War paper: ‘I am an American’: Filming the Fear of Difference
Dr Guy Westwell (Queen Mary), author of War Cinema paper: In country: mapping the Iraq war in recent Hollywood combat movies
