LITERARY AND NON-LITERARY RESPONSES TOWARDS 9/11: SOUTH ASIA AND BEYOND

This book presents a range of analytical responses towards 9/11 through a critical review of literary, non-literary and cultural representations. The contributors examine the ways in which this event has shaped and complicated the relationship between various national and religious identities in contemporary world history. Unlike earlier studies on the topic, This work reconciles both eclectic and pragmatic approaches by analysing the stereotypes of nationhood and Identities while also questioning theoretical concepts in the context of the latest political developments. The chapters focus on discourses, themes, imagery and symbolism from across fiction and non-fiction, films, art, music, and political, literary and artistic movements. The volume addresses complexities arising within different local contexts (e.Br>g., hunza and state development); surveys broader frameworks in South Asia (representations of Muslims in Hollywood films); and gauges international impact (U.S. Drone attacks in Islamic countries; treatment meted out to Muslims in Europe)