2009 Conference – Besançon “The Fear Factor”

Organisateurs scientifiques : John Dean (UVSQ,), Marie Liénard (Ecole Polytechnique) et Marie-Claude Perrin-Chenour(Paris X Nanterre) Our workshops this year have been evenly divided into three sections: Civilization, Cultural Studies, and Literature. This was done both in response to participants who labeled their work as Cultural Studies and to the inherent growth of this area. Since

[accent on American Civilization (J.Dean)] “Fear needs no definition. It is a primal, and so to speak, a subpolitical emotion.” — Raymond Aron c. 1000-mid-19th Century: The dreaded ocean passage from Europe to America, from Leif Erickson through Columbus & beyond. 1607-1775: Colonial Period. – 1607 – Jamestown. . Jamestown Colony: “The Starving Time” and

The Fear Factor 2009 Conference – American Studies Association of France : Marie-Claude Chenour – Paris X ; John Dean – Université de Versailles ; Marie Lienard – Ecole Polytechnique. Whether it be real or imaginary, fear haunts America. The sociologist Barry Glassner even speaks of the nation as a “culture of fear”. Idiomatic American