An edition of Portraying 9/11
(2011)
Portraying 9/11
essays on representations in comics, literature, film and theatre
by Véronique Bragard
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"This collection of essays offers insights into the discourses that shape the memory of 9/11 in comics, literature, film, and theatre. The book examines historical, political, cultural, and personal meanings of the disaster and its aftermath through critical discussions of Marvel and New Yorker comics, American and British novels, Hollywood films, and the plays of Anne Nelson"--Provided by publisher.
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in literature, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in motion pictures, Popular culture, History and criticism, Comic books, strips, Caricatures and cartoons, September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in mass media, History, Comic books, strips, etc., history and criticism, Popular culture, united states, Political aspectsPlaces
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Portraying 9/11: essays on representations in comics, literature, film and theatre
2011, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
in English
0786459506 9780786459506
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Portraying 9/11: Essays on Representations in Comics, Literature, Film and Theatre
2011, McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
in English
0786488964 9780786488964
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Introduction / Véronique Bragard, Christophe Dony and Warren Rosenberg
Comics. Covering 9/11: The New Yorker, trauma kitsch, and popular memory / Timothy Krause
Spandex agonistes: superhero comics confront the war on terror / Matthew J. Costello
"Whose Side Are You On?" the allegorization of 9/11 in Marvel's Civil War / Stephan Packard
Literature. September 11 and Cold War nostalgia / Aaron DeRosa
Don DeLillo's Falling man: countering Post-9/11 narratives of heroic masculinity / Magali Cornier Michael
Misplaced anxieties: violence and trauma in Ian McEwan's Saturday / Ulrike Tancke
The mediated trauma of September 11, 2001, in William Gibson's Pattern recognition and David Foster Wallace's "The suffering channel" / Marc Oxoby
Performance. Terror and mismemory: resignifying September 11 in World Trade Center and United 93 / Gerry Canavan
From Flying man to Falling man: 9/11 discourse in Superman returns and Batman begins / Dan Hassler-Forest
Authenticating the reel: realism, simulation, and trauma in United 93 / Frances Pheasant-Kelly
Connecting in the aftermath: trauma, performance, and catharsis in the plays of Anne Nelson / James M. Cherry.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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