Cultural Theory after 9/11: Terror, Religion, Media
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Cultural Theory after 9/11: Terror, Religion, Media

Special Issue of SubStance, Issue 115, 37:1 (2008)

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Cultural Theory after 9/11: Terror, Religion, Media

Special Issue of SubStance, Issue 115, 37:1 (2008)

About this book

This collection of material seeks to interpret the events of September 11, 2001 from the perspective of cultural theory — that is, from the perspective of anthropological and social forces that motivate human beings and give meaning to their thoughts, actions, and feelings.  Though contributors to this volume work within various disciplines, their approach is necessarily holistic—because of the very nature of the event, which resonates on many levels and in diverse spheres of human activity.
    Clearly the perception of who one's enemy is has a cultural and psychological impact that goes far beyond the superficial media representations consumed on a daily basis; the very curriculum of American universities has been altered as a result of the 9/11 attacks, and this will have profound and far-reaching effects.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction: Terrorism and Cultural Theory: The Singularity of 9/11 by Robert Doran
  3. Apocalyptic Thinking after 9/11: An Interview with Rene Girard by Robert Doran
  4. Anatomy of 9/11: Evil, Rationalism, and the Sacred by Jean-Pierre Dupuy
  5. Untimely Islam: September 11th and the Philosophies of History by Jean-Joseph Goux
  6. Global Terror, Global Vengenance? by Marcel Henaff
  7. "Hyperculturization" after September 11: The Arab-Muslim World and the West by Hafid Gafaiti
  8. Creepy Christianity and September 11 by Toby Miller
  9. The Maltese and the Mustard Fields: Oulipian Translation by Alison James
  10. Separation, Difference, and Time in Godard's "Ici et ailleurs" by John Drabinski
  11. Reviews
  12. Contributors