UID:
almafu_9959237939702883
Format:
1 online resource (254 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
3-11-047768-8
Series Statement:
Culture & Conflict, Volume 9
Content:
Even though much has been said and written about 9/11, the work developed on this subject has mostly explored it as an unparalleled event, a turning point in history. This book wishes to look instead at how disruptive events promote a network of associations and how people resort to comparison as a means to make sense of the unknown, i.e. to comprehend what seems incomprehensible. In order to effectively discuss the complexity of 9/11, this book articulates different fields of knowledge and perspectives such as visual culture, media studies, performance studies, critical theory, memory studies and literary studies to shed some light on 9/11 and analyze how the event has impacted on American social and cultural fabric and how the American society has come to terms with such a devastating event. A more in-depth study of Don DeLillo's Falling Man and Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close draws attention to the cultural construction of catastrophe and the plethora of cultural products 9/11 has inspired. It demonstrates how the event has been integrated into American culture and exemplifies what makes up the 9/11 imaginary.
Note:
Dissertation Lisbon/Giessen 2013.
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Frontmatter --
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Acknowledgments --
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Preface --
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Contents --
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Introduction: September 11 and the Critique of Singularity --
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1. The Rhetoric of Catastrophe: Towards Representing 9/11 --
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2. Out of the Blue: The Exceptionality of 9/11 --
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3. Covering Catastrophe: 9/11 as a Media Event --
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4. Collapsing the Boundaries of Literature: 9/11 Fiction --
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Epilogue: Rereading September 11 as a Non-Singular Event --
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Bibliography --
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Filmography --
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Index of Names
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Issued also in print.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-11-047724-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-11-047313-5
Language:
German
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1515/9783110477689
