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The Anxiety of [Covert] Influence: Frank Wisner and The [Secret] Bond Between English Literature and American Espionage720 views
Author
Farwell, Matthew, English - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Advisors
Farwell, Matthew, Arts & Sciences Graduate, University of Virginia
Abstract
This thesis examines the role Frank Wisner, a ranking member of the CIA and the man who ran covert action operations for the United States from 1948-1958, in covertly promoting culture useful to the American side in the Cold War, including print, theater, film, music and art. The thesis examines Wisner's plans for re-making the University of Virginia and his relationship with a Scottish-American Spy Novelist named Helen MacInnes.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
CIA; Office of Policy Coordination; Frank Wisner; Helen MacInnes
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Farwell, Matthew. The Anxiety of [Covert] Influence: Frank Wisner and The [Secret] Bond Between English Literature and American Espionage. University of Virginia, English - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, MA (Master of Arts), 2025-04-29, https://doi.org/10.18130/7kp3-2r42.
