David Bowie: “I'm Afraid of Americans” (Nine Inch Nails V1 Mix)
Abstract
This work uses the Nine Inch Nails remix of David Bowie's 1997 minor hit "I'm Afraid of Americans" to ruminate on the violent historical moments of the cis-heteropatriarchy in the United States from the point of view of internal and global Others. The piece was debuted as an oral performance over the song as part of critical Karaoke in January 2017, just after the inauguration of Donald Trump. As such it casts a darkly prophetic eye to the near future of American populist violence while asking listeners to unite in resistance.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Gender and Feminist Studies
Rhetoric and Communication Studies
Music History and Culture
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Duke University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 140–143
- Publication date
- 7 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter