1. what is “terrorism”? ( a take-home quiz )

2. what is terrorism?

3. is terrorism the same as fear?

4. what is “the war on terror”?

5. is it a war on an emotion?* *The Epistemology of State Emotion, Lauren Berlant, 2005

6. or an emotion waging the war?

8. who, or what, is a terrorist?

9. a fist?

11. a puppet?*

13. *As part of “pre-emptive” arrests of activists at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia in August, 2000, police raided their art space and destroyed puppets as “evidence of criminal plans.”

14. a mask?*

19. *Since 2000, laws originally passed over a century ago as anti-Ku Klux Klan measures have been used in many cities and states in the u.s.a. to block, repress, and derail anti-war, anarchist, and anti-global capital protests. Demonstrators have been arrested for wearing masks and even hooded jackets.

20. a masked man?

22. a man with a gun?

24. a masked man with a gun?

26. a woman with a gun?

30. do terrorists work alone?

31. or in groups?

33. Image of lynchings, kkk

34. are terrorists anonymous?

36. or “known unknowns”?

37. is the terrorist an “unknowable subject”?

38. why do some writers assert that this is so?* * “It’s just too hard -- and in some sense not important -- to understand why one human being can actually take a knife to another person’s throat and lift off his head.” from “The Terrorist as Auteur,” by Michael Ignatieff, 2004

39. can you pick out the terrorist from each of the following pictures?

44. study this picture.

45. does it suggest that there are “real” and “unreal” terrorists?

47. is it a question of knowing the “real” from the “fake”?

48. why is this woman laughing?

49. now study these pictures.

51. is war the same as terrorism? why or why not? Explain. ( use the back side of your paper if necessary )

52. is torture terrorism?

53. does the terrorist have a country?

54. can states be terrorists?

62. ( sic )

65. who decides?

66. when was the first time the word “terror” was used in a political context?

71. is terrorism a job or a vocation?

72. a tactic, or a strategy?

73. is there such a thing as a “terrorist for hire”? Leon Golub

76. which group defined themselves as “terrorists” to distinguish themselves from other revolutionaries?

77. the Jacobins the Haymarket martyrs anti-czarist anarchists the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine George Bush, Karl Rove, and the neo-cons none of the above

78. can a terrorist be nonviolent?

79. what is the difference between the following: terrorist militant revolutionary guerrilla insurgent

80. protest rebellion insurrection revolution insurgency uprising intifada

82. Jean-Marc Boujo / AP

89. do you know the difference between a machine-gun and a typewriter? 1 1. What everyone should know about state repression by Victor Serge

90. between a machine gun and a vacuum cleaner? 2 2. Inextinguishable Fire by Harun Farocki

91. NOTE: the answers to these questions are not self-evident. ( Please refer to the study guide. )

92. some notes on grammar ( a review )

93. terrorism, the noun ( subjective case ) political prisoner extremist freedom fighter subcomandante Marcos Zapatista Patty Hearst martyr “We” and “They”

94. terrorism, the noun ( objective case ) people falling fleshy parts body parts Oklahoma City Abu Ghraib animal parent carrying child, crying “Us” and “Them”

95. terrorize, the verb: what is done, given, or taken away? what is shaped or decided? who is the doer, the giver, the taker, the shaper, the decider?

96. Now, write a short essay on terrorism, using at least five of the following keywords:

97. authority colonization conspiracy control cultural relativism devastation dispossession fundamentalism good and evil ignorance intrigue just wars

98. martial law national identity neglect paralysis patriotism peaceful protest police violence power propaganda racial profiling retribution right and wrong

99. righteousness rules of war security survival the border the state torture undeclared war unjust wars violation war on civilians xenophobia

100. and at least five of the following feelings:

101. alienation anger anomie apathy betrayal blind faith confusion despair disgust doubt

102. fear frustration hatred helplessness hope hopelessness humiliation impotence intimidation nothingness

103. rage sadness self-hatred shock single-mindedness sorrow surprise urgency vengeance

104. LAST WORDS from Edward Said We’re not in a position to renounce anything that confirms our status as essentially terrorists, which is what the Israelis have been trying to convince the world of since the middle 1970s. ( 1996 )

105. I find the use of the word terrorism in almost any context to be a largely self-defeating tactic… where things “we” do not like are identified with terrorism. ( 1998 )

107. Mary Patten, February 2008