English 2400
The Literature of 9/11 (Honors)
Class Readings
November 16--To be prepared for class discussion on Wednesday, read the article
"The Falling Man"
November 14--As you write your paper for Nick Marsing, you may want to refer to the
following articles.
"Experiments in Group Conflict"
"Reducing Prejudice: Combatting Intergroup Bias"
"Aversive Racism and Selection Decisions: 1989 and 1999"
November 11--To be prepared for Nick Marsing's presentation on Friday, please read
the following two articles
9-11 Memories
"Muslims in America, Post 9-11"
November 7--To be prepared for Gregary Edwards presentation on Monday, please read
the following three articles
"Health Bulletin"
"2010 Annual Report on 9/11 Health"
"Assessment of Inhalation Exposures and Potential Health Risks to the General Population
that Resulted from the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers"
November 4--To be prepared for Renee Faatz's presentation on Friday, please read the
following two articles.
"Studying the Dust from the World Trade Center Collapse"
"USGS Environmental Studies of the World Trade Center Area, New York City, after September
11, 2001"
October 31--To be prepared for Steven Jones' presentation, read the required article
for Monday. There are some optional readings as well:
Required
"Fourteen Points of Agreement with Official Government Reports on the World Trade
Center Destruction"
Optional
This an article similar to the required reading that is a bit longer.
This is a critique of Jones' work.
This is Jones' response to the critique.
October 17--After reading pages 50-63 in the red 9/11 Culture book, watch some of the youtube clips from the 9/11 telethon.
Neil Young
Celine Dion
Bruce Springsteen
Wyclef Jean
October 14--Read the following link for our final day with Dr. Wright.
"The Ethics of Torture".
October 12--Read the following link that justifies the American use of enhanced interrogation
techniques as part of the war on terror.
"Torture Memos"
October 10--To be prepared for Greg Wright's contribution to class, read the following
two excerpts and watch the youtube video for Monday:
Kant excerpt
Mill excerpt
The Trolley Problem
October 7--For Friday's class, read the following AND bring 1 question or comment
for each reading.
9/11 Commission Report, pages 325-338.
Poll: 1 in 3 Vets Sees Iraq, Afghan Wars As Wastes
October 3--To be prepared for Mike Brenchley's contribution to class, read the following
two articles for Monday:
"Inside Islam's 'Terror Schools'"
"Among the Allies"
September 28--In addition to reading pages 47-55 in the 9/11 Commission Report, read
the following articles:
August 31--In addition to reading the poem listed on syllabus, look at the following
pages from the collections of the American Folklife Center, which is part of the Library
of Congress. As you look at all of these, think of what conclusions you can draw about
the immediate responses to the 9/11 attacks.
August 29--"Rumors of War". Read as many of the 9/11 rumors
as you can. You may also want to understand the website more.
August 29--Read at least two oral histories collected by the New York Times. Be thinking about similarities and differences in
what experiences are described.
Course Documents
