JAST 14: Fall 2001 - SPECIAL 9/11 ISSUE

Published in Fall 2001, the fourteenth issue of the Journal of American Studies of Turkey is a special edition dedicated to the aftermath of September 11. Contributors analyze the profound cultural, political, and rhetorical impacts of the tragedy. Yusuf Eradam and Matthew Gumpert explore the discourse of terrorism and war semantics, while Mahmut Mutman examines the rhetoric of nihilism. Gerhard Richter and Meltem Kıran Raw critique media responses across corporate television and The New Yorker. Gary Gumpert and Susan J. Drucker reflect on public memorials, and Leo J. Mahoney evaluates shifts in United States foreign policy. Finally, scholars including Vernon Hyde Minor and Paul Gordon assess the event through aesthetics, theory, and cinema.