Remembering 9/11 [electronic resource] : Terror, Trauma and Social Theory /
Seidler, V.author.
Remembering 9/11 recalls the afterlife of the tragedy and the shock that led many to ask 'why do they hate us so much?' Engaging with the different voices that attempted to make sense of the trauma, Seidler traces the narratives of fear, loss and vulnerability and the ways in which they evolved into feelings of rage and retribution.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: remembering 9/11: terror, trauma and social theory -- Witnessing terror -- Terror, shock and mourning -- Recovering bodies -- Traumatic spaces -- Rage and retribution -- Protest and resistance -- Communicating terror and trauma -- Terrorism, war and ethics -- Modernity, islam and fundamentalisms -- Islam, civilisations and terror -- Hatred, global power and terror -- Freedom, anger and global power -- Rhetorics of war -- Conclusions.
Remembering 9/11 recalls the afterlife of the tragedy and the shock that led many to ask 'why do they hate us so much?' Engaging with the different voices that attempted to make sense of the trauma, Seidler traces the narratives of fear, loss and vulnerability and the ways in which they evolved into feelings of rage and retribution.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Political science.
Communication.
Terrorism.
Political violence.
Islam.
Social Philosophy.
Political Science.
Social Theory.
Media Studies.
Terrorism and Political Violence.
Islam.