{"product_id":"9783110473131","title":"9\/11: Culture, Catastrophe and the Critique of Singularity","description":"\u003cp\u003eEven 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 \u003ci\u003eFalling Man\u003c\/i\u003e and Jonathan Safran Foer’s \u003ci\u003eExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"De Gruyter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041185153264,"sku":"9783110473131","price":126.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783110473131_p0.jpg?v=1763718027","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783110473131","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}