American Culture Transformed Dialing 9/11 [Hardcover]

The bombing of the Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2001, marked a major turning point in modern American culture. Authors Bruce Tucker and Priscilla L. Walton examine critical moments in the aftermath of 9/11 arguing that commentators abandoned complexity, seeking to reduce events to their simplest signification.Preface Heroes, Hype, and History Spinning and Counter-Spinning Jessica Lynch and Lynndie England Corporate Complications Sometimes Paranoia is Just Common Sense: Leaving Behind Da Vinci A Movie and a Funeral: Michael Moore and Ronald Reagan circa 2004 Conclusion: Fast Forward List of Works Cited Index

'American Culture Transformed offers an interesting sampling of the cultural landscape in America after 9/11. The authors provide compelling snapshots of iconic moments and figures from the military, economics, the arts, and politics. The book will stir memories and make us uncomfortable again.'

- Mary Poovey, New York University, USA

'With its clear methodology and its sweeping approach, Dialing 9/11 is an accessible and overall convincing approach to that recent decade.' -Transatlantica

'Published just months after the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Priscilla L. Walton and Bruce Tucker's American Culture Transformed, by pertaining to both media and gender studies, strives to contribute a complementary and original point of view to the debates about the post-9/11 years...it is highly documented, accessible, and is pleasant to read for scholars or non-scholars interested in various aspects of American contemporary culture.' - Vincent Souladi?, Media and Diversity, 2014

BRUCE TUCKER is a professor of History and Associate Vice-President, Academic at the University of Windsor, Canada. He is co-author with Zane L. Miller of Changing Plans for America's Inner Cities: Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine and Twentieth Century Urbanism (1998) and co-editor with Philip lÓK