Theorizing Media And Terrorism

The events of 9/11 in the United States were followed by a period of national mourning and analysis. The media, the academe, civic organizations were all part of this rush to both memorialize the victims and the saviors and in equal part to understand the nature of terrorism and its perpetrators. This part of the website has been organized to both further the task of analysis and reflection. Rather than assume that it is time for closure and for us to move onto to our daily tasks, it is important to place the acts of 9/11 within a body of journalistic, scholarly and academic work that will allow us to get a more contextual and critical understanding of the event specifically and of the links between media,terrorism and politics. In other words, while we may still suffer from the trauma of 9/11, the resources provided here provide some theoretical directions for us to pursue.
The articles, essays and studies that you will find links to in this section have been divided into some general categories for searching.

The first category is TERRORISM: GENERAL RESOURCES where you will find articles offering a range of foci (including historical, legal, globalization, Muslims, Children).

The second category is SEPT 11: A RESOURCE GUIDE where you will find articles examining the event; news coverage, responses and reactions and consequences.

The third category is on U.S: MEDIA, TERRORISM, POLITICS: A RESOURCE GUIDE has links to articles on US Politics and Terrorism, US Media and Terrorism and US Politics, Media and Terrorism as also the "War on Terrorism."

The fourth category is A MEDIA PRIMER: TERRORISM, CULTURE, and GLOBALIZATION , which have articles which provide an overall framework to understand the event and articles specific to regions.

The last category identifies MEDIA SCHOLARS AND TERRORISM: A RESOURCE GUIDE. Here you will find articles by a range of scholars discussing not just the event of 9/11 but the larger sets of issues that impinge on the event including issues of politics, nationalism, globalization and terrorism.