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Informationen zum Autor SARA E. QUAY is Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences at Endicott College. Amy M. Damico , PhD, is professor of communication and faculty adviser to the Endicott Scholars Honors Program at Endicott College in Beverly, MA, USA. She co-directed the grant-funded News and Information Literacy Across the Curriculum project at Endicott from 2020 to 2022. She teaches a variety of classes in the areas of mass communication and media and cultural studies. Her previous books are Women in Media: A Reference Handbook ; Media, Journalism and "Fake News": A Reference Handbook ; 21st-Century TV Dramas: Exploring the New Golden Age ; and September 11 in Popular Culture: A Guide . Klappentext This book offers an exploration of the comprehensive impact of the events of September 11, 2001, on every aspect of American culture and society. On Thanksgiving day after September 11, 2001, comic strip creators directed readers to donate money in their artwork, generating $50,000 in relief funds. The world's largest radio network, Clear Channel, sent a memo to all of its affiliated stations recommending 150 songs that should be eliminated from airplay because of assumptions that their lyrics would be perceived as offensive in light of the events of 9/11. On the first anniversary of September 11th, choirs around the world performed Mozart's Requiem at 8:46 am in each time zone, the time of the first attack on the World Trade Center. These examples are just three of the ways the world-but especially the United States-responded to the events of September 11, 2001. Each chapter in this book contains a chronological overview of the sea of changes in everyday life, literature, entertainment, news and media, and visual culture after September 11. Shorter essays focus on specific books, TV shows, songs, and films. Zusammenfassung This book offers an exploration of the comprehensive impact of the events of September 11! 2001! on every aspect of American culture and society. ...
