{"product_id":"9781501319631","title":"Falling After 9\/11 Crisis in American Art and Literature","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFalling After 9\/11\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCrisis in American Art and Literature\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAimee Pozorski\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFalling After 9\/11 \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates the connections between violence,  trauma, and aesthetics by exploring post 9\/11 figures of falling in art  and literature. From the perspective of trauma theory, Aimee Pozorski provides  close readings of figures of falling in such exemplary American texts as  Don DeLillo's novel,\u003ci\u003e Falling Man\u003c\/i\u003e, Diane Seuss's poem, \"Falling Man,\" Jonathan Safran Foer's \u003ci\u003eExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close\u003c\/i\u003e, Frédéric Briegbeder's \u003ci\u003eWindows on the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and Richard Drew's famous photograph of the man falling from the World Trade Center.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFalling After 9\/11\u003c\/i\u003e argues that the apparent failure of these texts to register fully the trauma of the day in fact points to a larger problem in the national tradition: the problem of reference-of how to refer to falling-in the 21st century and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAimee Pozorski\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Central Connecticut State University, USA, where she teaches contemporary literature and trauma theory. She is the current President of \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip Roth Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 April 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501319631\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331617095820,"sku":"9781501319631","price":47.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_83106fb7-d6bd-42c6-8454-aebddbd8e1cf.jpg?v=1783597877","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781501319631","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}