Dr Mark Devennney reimagines the ‘Suicide Bomber’

When we look at the actions of the ‘suicide bomber' we have to look at the value they place on their own life and the body, according to Dr Mark Devenney.

The author and academic dismissed a number of arguments and predictable clichés of this controversial figure being driven by religious or political beliefs in his thought-provoking talk, Reimagining the Suicide Bomber.

In this interview here he explains why he believes the actions of the suicide bomber are more in response to their own social conditions.

Dr Devenney's talk was the third in a series of guest lectures on the topic (In)Security, Surveillance and the State to explore the politics of ‘insecurity' by examining some of the most controversial events in today's society. The programme has been organised by the University's Department of Social Sciences and supported by the Power, Conflict and Justice Research Group and the Faculty of Arts & Sciences.

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