- About the Lecture
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About the Lecture
In this talk, Edward Linenthal discusses the similarities and differences in cultural reactions to the events of September 11, 2001, and the aftermath of the Oklahoma City terrorist bombing of April 19, 1995. He explores the co-construction of narrative and memorial process in light of considerations for the World Trade Center and a memorial at the site.Related Videos
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- About the Speaker
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About the Speaker
Edward T. Linenthal
Edward M. Penson Professor of Religion and American Culture Chancellor's Public Scholar at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Edward T. Linenthal is the Edward M. Penson Professor of Religion and American Culture and the Chancellor's Public Scholar at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. His books include Sacred Ground: Americans and their Battlefields (University of Illinois Press, 1993), Preserving Memory: The Struggle to Create America's Holocaust Museum (Viking Press, 1995), and co-edited with Tom Engelhardt, History Wars: The Enola Gay and Other Battles for the American Past (Henry Holt, 1996). His latest book, The Unfinished Bombing: Oklahoma City in American Memory, was released by Oxford University Press in November 2001.
- About the Host
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About the Host
MIT Joint Program in City Design and Development
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The Predicament of Aftermath: Reflections on 9-11 and Oklahoma City
- Edward T. Linenthal
- April 29, 2002
- Running Time: 01:28:12
