Voiding Effects and Terrorised Language: The Unreality of ISIS Videos
Philip Brophy
On January 20 this year, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, thus called at the time) uploaded a video titled, ‘A Message to the Government and People of Japan’. Jihadi John stands masked and dressed in black. Kneeling either side are Japanese freelance journalist Kenji Goto and fellow countryman Haruna Yukawa. They are […]
