9/11 Culture

Jeffrey Melnick (Author)

9781405173711, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 1 July 2009

200 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.299 kg

“His remains an invaluable achievement, for its nuanced attention to such a broad range of materials, for its overall clarity of focus and for its welcome readability. “ (M/C Reviews, May 2010)

“The book can serve as an excellent primary text assigned to students taken courses related to the same field.” ( Southwest Journal of Cultures, 2009)

9/11 Culture serves as a timely and accessible introduction to the complexities of American culture in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

• Gives balanced examinations of a broad catalogue of artifacts from film, music, photography, literary fiction, and other popular arts
• Investigates the ways that 9/11 has exerted a shaping force on a wide range of practices, from the politics of femininity to the poetics of redemption
• Includes pedagogical material to assist understanding and teaching, including film and discographies, and a useful teachers' preface

Acknowledgments vi

Subject Areas: Society & culture: general [JF]