Dissent from the homeland : essays after September 11
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Dissent from the homeland : essays after September 11
（The South Atlantic quarterly, v. 101,
Duke University Press, c2002
- : pbk
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Contents of Works
- After / Daniel Berrigan
- Seventy-five years / Robert N. Bellah
- Thoughts in the presence of fear / Wendell Berry
- The wars less known / Catherine Lutz
- The dialectics of disaster / Fredric Jameson
- Sovereignty, empire, capital, and terror / John Milbank
- A Muslim to Muslims : reflections after September 11 / Vincent J. Cornell
- September 11, 2002, New York : a photo essay / James Nachtwey
- Groundzeroland / Frank Lentricchia and Jody Mcauliffe
- Dispelling the "we" fallacy from the body of Christ : the task of Catholics in a time of war / Michael J. Baxter
- Old glory / Susan Willis
- Welcome to the desert of the real! / Slavoj Žižek
- September 11 and the children of Abraham / Peter Ochs
- L'esprit du terrorisme / Jean Baudrillard
- Our good fortune / David James Duncan
- John Walker Lindh / Anne R. Slifkin
- September 11, 2001 : a pacifist response / Stanely Hauerwas
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Dissent from the Homeland begins a new evaluation of how Americans think about September 11, 2001 and its aftermath. In this special issue well-known writers and scholars from across the humanities and social sciences take a critical look at U.S. domestic and foreign policies-past and present-as well as the recent surge of patriotism. These dissenting voices provide a thought-provoking alternative to the apparently overwhelming public approval of the U.S. military response to the September 11 attacks. Addressing such questions as why the Middle East harbors a deep-seated hatred for the U.S., the contributors refuse to settle for the easy answers preferred by the mass media. "Thoughts in the Presence of Fear" urges Americans away from the pitfall of national self-righteousness toward an active peaceableness-an alert, informed, practiced state of being-deeply contrary to both passivity and war. Another essay argues that the U.S. drive to win the Cold War made the nation more like its enemies, leading the government to support ruthless anti-Communist tyrants such as Mobutu, Suharto, and Pinochet. "Groundzeroland" offers a sharp commentary on the power of American consumer culture to absorb the devastation and loss of life by transforming the attack sites into patriotic tourist attractions. James Nachtwey's photo essay provides a visual document of the devastation of the attacks.
Contributors. Michael Baxter, Jean Baudrillard, Robert Bellah, Daniel Berrigan, Wendell Berry, Vincent Cornell, Stanley Hauerwas, Fredric Jameson, Frank Lentricchia, Catherine Lutz, Jody McAuliffe, John Milbank, James Nachtwey, Peter Ochs, Anne Rosalind Slifkin, Rowan Williams, Susan Willis, Slavoj Zizek
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Table of Contents
- Introductory Note / Frank Lentricchia 3 Introductory Note / Stanley Hauerwas 7 After / Daniel Berrigan 9 Seventy-Five Years / Robert N. Bellah 11 End of War / Rowan Williams 25 Thoughts in the Presence of Fear / Wendell Berry 37 The Wars Less Known / Catherine Lutz 43 The Dialectics of Disaster / Fredric Jameson 55 Sovereignty, Empire, Capital, and Terror / John Milbank 63 A Muslim to Muslims: Reflections after September 11 / Vincent J. Cornell 83 Groundzeroland / Frank Lentricchia and Jody McAuliffe 95 Dispelling the "We" Fallacy from the Body of Christ: The Task of Catholics in a Time of War / Michael J. Baxter 107 Old Glory / Susan Willis 121 Welcome to the Desert of the Real! / Slavoj Zizek 131 September 11 and the Children of Abraham / Peter Ochs 137 L'Esprit du Terrorisme / Jean Baudrillard 149 Our Good Fortune / David James Duncan 163 John Walker Lindh / Anne R. Slifkin 173 September 11, 2001: A Pacifist Response / Stanley Hauerwas 181 Ground Zero
- or, The Implosion of Church and State / Srinivas Aravamudan 195 Afterword: From Virgin Land to Ground Zero / Donald E. Pease 205 Contributors 215 Index 219
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