LEADER 03548nam 2200637 450 001 9910796667403321 005 20230126215626.0 010 $a3-11-047768-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9783110477689 035 $a(CKB)3850000000000982 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4768921 035 $a(DE-B1597)466221 035 $a(OCoLC)962847307 035 $a(OCoLC)965331195 035 $a(DE-B1597)9783110477689 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4768921 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11316742 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL967016 035 $a(EXLCZ)993850000000000982 100 $a20161220h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $ager 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$a9/11 $eculture, catastrophe and the critique of singularity /$fDiana Gonc?alves 210 1$aBerlin, Germany ;$aBoston, [Massachusetts] :$cDe Gruyter,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (254 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aCulture & Conflict,$x2194-7104 ;$vVolume 9 311 $a3-11-047724-6 311 $a3-11-047313-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references, filmographies and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tPreface -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction: September 11 and the Critique of Singularity -- $t1. The Rhetoric of Catastrophe: Towards Representing 9/11 -- $t2. Out of the Blue: The Exceptionality of 9/11 -- $t3. Covering Catastrophe: 9/11 as a Media Event -- $t4. Collapsing the Boundaries of Literature: 9/11 Fiction -- $tEpilogue: Rereading September 11 as a Non-Singular Event -- $tBibliography -- $tFilmography -- $tIndex of Names 330 $aEven though much has been said and written about 9/11, the work developed on this subject has mostly explored it as an unparalleled event, a turning point in history. This book wishes to look instead at how disruptive events promote a network of associations and how people resort to comparison as a means to make sense of the unknown, i.e. to comprehend what seems incomprehensible. In order to effectively discuss the complexity of 9/11, this book articulates different fields of knowledge and perspectives such as visual culture, media studies, performance studies, critical theory, memory studies and literary studies to shed some light on 9/11 and analyze how the event has impacted on American social and cultural fabric and how the American society has come to terms with such a devastating event. A more in-depth study of Don DeLillo's Falling Man and Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close draws attention to the cultural construction of catastrophe and the plethora of cultural products 9/11 has inspired. It demonstrates how the event has been integrated into American culture and exemplifies what makes up the 9/11 imaginary. 410 0$aCulture & conflict ;$vVolume 9. 606 $aSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001$xSocial aspects 606 $aCatastrophical, The 606 $aDisasters$xSocial aspects 610 $a(Non-)Singularity. 610 $a9/11. 610 $aCatastrophe. 610 $aRepresentation. 610 $aSpectacle. 615 0$aSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aCatastrophical, The. 615 0$aDisasters$xSocial aspects. 676 $a973.931 700 $aGonc?alves$b Diana$01499330 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910796667403321 996 $a9$93725284 997 $aUNINA