The impact of 9/11 on the media, arts, and entertainment

Foreword R.Stewart SECTION I: NEW NARRATIVES AND THE MEDIA Aggressive Action in Search of a Dominant Narrative M.Dubnick, D.F.Olshfski & K.Callahan 9/11 and the Social Construction of a National Narrative R.Jackson Battle of Narratives: The Real Central Front against al Qaeda P.J.Crowley Islamic Terrorism: The Red Menace of the 21st Century K.Wiegand Searching for the Public in a Time of Endless War J.F.Tracy The Resurgence of U.S. Public Diplomacy after 9/11 N.Snow Leaving the Cave: Government, the Media and the Information Age D.Bobiash & S.Moore A Distracted Media: Sidetracked and Hoodwinked L.Finnegan SECTION II: THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Reading Afghanistan post 9/11 S.McClennen 9/11 in the Novel K.Versluys Poetry, a New Voice for Dissent M.G.Bouvard 'all language bankrupt': The Hip Hopoetics of Suheir Hammad M.Newman Libraries, Archives, and the Pursuit of Access R.J.Knuth & M.V.Cloonan Hollywood 9/11: Time of Crisis T.Pollard Screaming Her Way into the Hearts of Post-9/11 Audiences: Dakota Fanning as Child Star K.Merlock Jackson Sporting Spectacle and the Post-9/11 Patriarchal Body Politic M.Silk & M.Falcous NASCAR's Role Post-9/11: Supporting All Things American P.Haridakis & L.Hugenberg