9/11 Seminar University of Rhode Island Spring 2007
This seminar, taught by Dr. Alain-Philippe Durand at the University of Rhode Island, introduces the fiction and non fiction (books and films) which deal with the tragic events of September 11, 2001. The objective of this seminar is to try to identify the characteristics (if any) that seem to shape the corpus of texts and films dealing with 9/11 as well as to study and discuss the (often controversial) public and academic reactions to such works. The main questions that will guide us in our investigation will be to find out if there is such a thing as a literature of 9/11? And if there is, how can one describe and explain it? Who has the authority (if anyone) to write on 9/11?
Seminar Web Site: http://www.uri.edu/artsci/ml/durand/hpr412index