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July 4, 2004
[FC] The Spirit of Terrorism
I've stumbled across Baudrillard's "The Spirit of Terrorism" a few times since its publication soon after the September 11 attacks but didn't have a permanent link to it until now. I haven't re-read the essay today (still working on Implicating Empire, which has been very useful), but I'm trying to track down essays that read the attacks in terms of the connection between the World Trade Center and representations of globalization.
I'm already relatively familiar with the DeLillo and Zizek essays on 9/11, especially after teaching 25th Hour (which may make a cameo appearance in the essay I'm writing). My arguments in this essay are still very tentative, so I'm not really ready to share too many details.
Posted by chuck at July 4, 2004 6:05 PM
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I am happy you are liking Imp Emp. The spirit of terrorism is a key essay. Maybe try Virilio as well, he may have written some good stuff on the WTC...
ciao.
Posted by: Heather Gautney at July 7, 2004 7:42 PM
Thanks for the suggestion. I've read several of Virilio's books and always find him engaging, but I haven'yt read anything by him on 9/11. I'm hoping to address 9/11 relatively briefly and focus primarily on representations of globalization (which is one reason why I found Imp Emp so useful).
Posted by: chuck at July 7, 2004 7:59 PM