This book breaks the assumption that the racial tension the in 9/11 novels lies solely in the dynamic between “Americans” and “terrorists.” It also interrogates post-9/11 constructions of whiteness and the treatment of African-American characters.

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St Andrews , Fife, United Kingdom

Lenore Bell

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Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Lenore Bell completed her BA at Amherst College, her MA at Universiteit Leiden, and her MLitt and PhD at the University of St. Andrews. Her doctoral work was in English Literature and Creative Writing.

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Book Title: The “Other” In 9/11 Literature
Book Subtitle: If You See Something, Say Something
Authors: Lenore Bell
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50844-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-50843-6Published: 08 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84504-3Published: 21 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-50844-3Published: 28 February 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 129
Topics: Contemporary Literature

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction: Fiction’s First Responders

An American Breed: Wealthy White Protagonists

Fighting the Need to be Normal: Terrorists and other Muslim Characters

You Want to Dance, I Want to Watch: African-American Characters

Off-White Crayons: Ethnically Marked White Characters

Conclusion: Departure from Innocence

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