The “Other” In 9/11 Literature

If You See Something, Say Something
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-50843-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 129 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 2888 g

This book breaks the assumption that the racial tension the in 9/11 novels lies solely in the dynamic between “Americans” and “terrorists.” It also interrogates post-9/11 constructions of whiteness and the treatment of African-American characters.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bell, Lenore

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Amerikanische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Fiction’s First Responders.- Chapter 1. An American Breed: Wealthy White Protagonists.- Chapter 2. Fighting the Need to Be Normal: Terrorists and other Muslim Characters.- Chapter 3. You Want to Dance, I Want to Watch: African- American Characters.- Chapter 4. Off White Crayons: Ethnically Marked White Characters.- Conclusion: Flight From Innocence.

Über Autor(innen)

Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Lenore Bell completed her BA at Amherst College, her MA at Universiteit Leiden, and her MLitt and PhD at the University of St. Andrews. Her doctoral work was in English Literature and Creative Writing.