IN CONVERSATION WITH DR JAMES CROSSLAND
THIS EVENT TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY 30TH MARCH 2023
Terrorism is not new ‒ it has existed for as long as journalists have sensationalised bombings and political assassinations. Drawing on his latest book, The Rise of Devils: Fear and the Origins of Modern Terrorism, Dr James Crossland explains where our understandings of what constitutes a terrorist comes from and why the role played by the media in shaping these understandings is as important today as it was over a century ago, when the first wave of terrorist attacks sent a wave of fear across Europe (including Liverpool) and the United States.
Dr James Crossland is a Reader in International History, whose present research interests lie in the history of terrorism, societal fear, intelligence and propaganda. He is Co-Director of Liverpool John Moores University’s Centre for Modern and Contemporary History and Postgraduate Coordinator for the School of Humanities and Social Science.