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Studies - András Tarnóc: Violence as Cultural Projection: The Sociological, Psychological, and Epistemological Implications of the Jamestown Massacre

ANDRÁS TARNÓC VIOLENCE AS CULTURAL PROJECTION: THE SOCIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE JAMESTOWN MASSACRE I This paper combining several social science vantage points viewing the Jamestown Massacre as a collective action, a terrorist act, a manifestation of human aggression, and the work of a rational actor, will perform an interdisciplinary examination of the event. Consequently, the applied model consists of four strands, the sociological one including the contagion, convergence, and resource mobilization theories, in addition to explaining the conditions facilitating terrorism, a psychological segment attempting to chart the terrorist mindset through the application of such concepts as frustration-aggression, negative identity, and narcissistic injury along with Konrad Lorenz's views on human aggression, the third component of the model is the rational actor concept of history, and the fourth one includes Althusser's notion of interpellation and a Merleau-Ponty-inspired analysis of violence. The applied model facilitates a diversified interpretation of the events in question, its interdisciplinary approach leads to a more profound understanding and helps to interpret the Jamestown Massacre not only on the collective, but on the individual level as well. The Jamestown Massacre is located at a curious historical intersection as while the events took place in North America, the Jamestown Colony's subordination to the political will of the British Crown also qualifies it to belong to the 247