Guest Editor's Introduction: 9/11...And After: Folklore in Times of Terror

Whatever our concerns about the political manipulation of the disaster, few would deny that 9/1 f, with all its discourses and complexities, has had a severe hand in shaping this ethnographic moment and many more to come, and few would deny that vernacular culture recognizes 9/11 as a critical defin...

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Published in:	Western folklore Vol. 68; no. 2/3; p. 145
Main Author:	Goldstein, Diane E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chico Western States Folklore Society 01-04-2009
Subjects:	Colloquial language Folklore Politics Terrorism Tourist attractions New York
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Summary:	Whatever our concerns about the political manipulation of the disaster, few would deny that 9/1 f, with all its discourses and complexities, has had a severe hand in shaping this ethnographic moment and many more to come, and few would deny that vernacular culture recognizes 9/11 as a critical defining, world changing, life changing point, in personal and collective history. To not write, and to not put extra thought into the social, political, historical, and human rights implications and ramifications of our words, would indeed be so September the 10th.\n Consistent with contemporary legend and rumor scholarship, these studies concentrate less on debunking rumors and more on exploring the function, nature, formation, and performance contexts of narrative to understand the specific shape of anti-Muslim sentiment and vernacular response to the crisis.
ISSN:	0043-373X