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Reframing 9/11
September 11th, 2001 remains a focal point of American consciousness, a site demanding ongoing excavation, a site at which to mark before and after “everything” changed. In ways both real and intangible the entire sequence of events of that day continues to resonate in an endlessly proliferating aftermath of meanings that continue to evolve. Presenting a collection of analyses by an international body of scholars that examines America's recent history, this book focuses on popular culture as a profound discursive site of anxiety and discussion about 9/11 and demystifies the day's events in order to contextualize them into a historically grounded series of narratives that recognizes the complex relations of a globalized world. Essays in Reframing 9/11 share a collective drive to encourage new and original approaches for understanding the issues both within and beyond the official political rhetoric of the events of the “The Global War on Terror” and issues of national security.
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The cinema of Terry Gilliam : it's a mad world
Terry Gilliam has been making movies for more than forty years, and this volume analyzes a selection of his thrilling directorial work, from his early films with Monty Python to 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnussus' (2009). The frenetic genius, auteur, and social critic continues to create indelible images on screen - if, that is, he can get funding for his next project. Featuring eleven original essays from an international group of scholars, this collection argues that when Gilliam makes a movie, he goes to war: against Hollywood caution and convention, against American hyper-consumerism and imperial militarism, against narrative vapidity and spoon-fed mediocrity, and against the brutalizing notion and cruel vision of the \"American Dream.\"
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\The Ugly American\ and the Legacy of Exceptionalism in American Politics and Literature
American exceptionalism is the belief, held by many in the United States, that the country possesses a unique destiny arising from the circumstances that led to its founding. While secular in nature, the concept implicitly accepts that the national mission is imbued with a special grace that ensures the United States will be successful as an otherwise indifferent God looks on protectively. The concept, buttressed by the United States’ fortunate combination of abundant natural resources, isolation from old world troubles, and sheer good fortune has often gone unquestioned. Its assumptions, when relied on for inspiration and guidance, have led to unchecked hubris and – in the case of Vietnam – to disastrous failure. Still, American exceptionalism – as a form of belief immune to empirical invalidation – continues to exert vibrant influence on American culture and foster an arrogance that routinely threatens to undermine the United States in crucial relations both home and abroad.
Journal Article
“Should I Stay or Should I Go?” American Restlessness and the Short‐Story Cycle
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
A Brief History of the American Short‐Story Cycle, with Examples
Solidifying a Genre: Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio
Evolution of Genre and Nation: A Contemporary Example
Conclusion
References and Further Reading
Book Chapter
James Joyce and the Exilic Imagination
[...]as Gillespie understands, there are endless variables in play for any particular exiled individual.
Book Review