JAST 35-36: Double 2012
Published in spring 2012, the 35th and 36th double issue of the Journal of American Studies of Turkey focuses entirely on the life and work of Gore Vidal. Steven Abbott and Jay Parini open the edition by sharing personal memories of the author. Donald M. Whaley looks at Vidal's connection to the American Empire and postwar Southern culture. Several contributors analyze his specific texts. Saniye Cancı Çalışaneller examines Washington, D.C. and The Golden Age, while Vassilaki Papanicolaou discusses cultural relativism in Creation. Moving to film, Daniel O’Brien covers his script for Caligula, and Laurence Raw tracks his overall footprint in cinema. The issue finishes up with a variety of reviews touching on Turkish politics and Shutter Island.
