Cultural Melancholia: US Trauma Discourses Before and After 9/11
Author | : Christina Cavedon |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2015-09-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004305984 |
ISBN-13 | : 900430598X |
Rating | : 4/5 (98X Downloads) |
Download or read book Cultural Melancholia: US Trauma Discourses Before and After 9/11 written by Christina Cavedon and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applying melancholia as an analytical concept, Christina Cavedon’s Cultural Melancholia: US Trauma Discourses Before and After 9/11 discusses novels by Jay McInerney and Don DeLillo in light of an American cultural malaise pre-dating the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.