9/11 Fiction, Empathy, and Otherness
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American, Theory
| Author: | Tim Gauthier | ISBN: | 9780739193464 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | April 2, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tim Gauthier |
| ISBN: | 9780739193464 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication: | April 2, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| Language: | English |
9/11 Fiction, Empathy, and Otherness analyzes recent works of fiction whose principal subject is the attacks of September 11, 2001. This study examines the extent to which "us" and "them" narratives proliferated after 9/11, and the readings question and assess the validity and potential effectiveness of both the subsequent calls for a cosmopolitan outlook, and the related, but no less significant, emphasis placed on empathy in our contemporary world.
9/11 Fiction, Empathy, and Otherness analyzes recent works of fiction whose principal subject is the attacks of September 11, 2001. This study examines the extent to which "us" and "them" narratives proliferated after 9/11, and the readings question and assess the validity and potential effectiveness of both the subsequent calls for a cosmopolitan outlook, and the related, but no less significant, emphasis placed on empathy in our contemporary world.
