9/11 and the Academy Responses in the Liberal Arts and the 21st Cent
This book explores the impact of September 11, 2001 upon interdisciplinary scholarship and pedagogy in the liberal arts. Since “the day that changed everything”, many forces have transformed institutions of higher education in the United States and around
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9/11 and the Academy
Mark Finney · Matthew Shannon Editors
9/11 and the Academy Responses in the Liberal Arts and the 21st Century World
Editors Mark Finney Mass Communications Department Emory and Henry College Emory, VA, USA
Matthew Shannon History Department Emory and Henry College Emory, VA, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-16418-8 ISBN 978-3-030-16419-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16419-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019935566 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
In November 2015, a conference was held at Emory & Henry College in beautiful, southwestern Virginia, focused on “9/11 and the Academy.” The papers presented offered a surprising diversity of approaches, disciplines, perspectives, and expertise, all engaging the fundamental question of whether (and how) 9/11 had changed particular academic disciplines and the liberal arts. The talk titles were as wide-ranging as “Shakespeare after 9/11,” “Global TV after 9/11,” “American Empire and Ancient History,” “Psychology confronts 9/11,” “Studying the Presidency after 9/11,” and “Growth and Uncertainty: The Impact of 9/11 on Security and Intelligence Studies.” Implicit and explicit in these presentations were the larger questions of what exactly had changed on 9/11, and more to the point, how did the events of that day affect the way we think. The papers not only explored particular areas of study and the frameworks within which we teach our students, but also the impact of those events on the world we inhabit and the future we will bequeath to the generatio
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