Contemporary media culture frequently associates security with imitation. This essay theorizes critique of related textuality within the contemporary “media/security nexus.” It advocates for enhanced usage of mimetic theory to critique media representation of security, as that condition is pursued through cultural practices of adaptation, disguise, and simulation. Two competing traditions of mimetic theory are reviewed, along with their appropriations in the fields of media studies and security studies. Four benefits are proposed for mimetic critique of “media/security.” The essay concludes by considering the ethical and political stakes of this critique.

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模仿（内）安全：培养模仿理论来批判媒体/安全关系

当代媒体文化经常将安全与模仿联系起来。这篇文章对当代“媒体/安全关系”中相关文本性的批判进行了理论化。它主张加强使用模仿理论来批判媒体对安全的表现，因为这种情况是通过适应、伪装和模拟的文化实践来追求的。回顾了模仿理论的两种相互竞争的传统，以及它们在媒体研究和安全研究领域的应用。对“媒体/安全”的模仿批评提出了四个好处。本文最后考虑了这种批评的伦理和政治利害关系。