LibGuides: Virtual Displays: 20th Anniversary of 9/11

What happened on 9/11/01?

Main Points (via Opposing Viewpoints: 9/11 Attacks)

On September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes in the United States. The hijackers crashed two planes into the World Trade Center in New York and one plane into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers wrested control from the hijackers.
The terrorist organization al-Qaeda later claimed responsibility for the attacks. The group had previously perpetrated an attack on the World Trade Center as well as US targets in the Middle East and Africa.
The attacks spurred the Global War on Terror, which included US-led military invasions of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.
In addition to the nearly three thousand victims who lost their lives during the attacks, many police officers, firefighters, government agents, and local residents sustained injuries that led to health complications, including cancer and death.
Many Muslim Americans have reported increased harassment and discrimination as a result of the attacks. Several activists and media pundits protested an attempt to establish an Islamic cultural center near the World Trade Center.
Politicians have frequently evoked the attacks. This practice has sparked some allegations of politicizing the tragedy, especially when referenced in campaign materials.

("9/11 Attacks." Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2019. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/PC3010999052/OVIC?u=brescia1&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=8b244fe3)

The 9/11 Commission Report by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
Call Number: Fr. Leonard Alvey Library Stacks 973.931 N277
ISBN: 9780393326710
Publication Date: 2004-07-17
Nearly three thousand people died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In Lower Manhattan, on a field in Pennsylvania, and along the banks of the Potomoc, the United States suffered the single largest loss of life from an enemy attack on its soil. In November 2002 the United States Congress and President George W. Bush established by law the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission. This independent, bipartisan panel was directed to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations to safeguard against future acts of terrorism. This volume is the authorized edition of the Commission's final report.
The 9/11 Encyclopedia by Stephen E. Atkins
Call Number: Fr. Leonard Alvey Library Reference 303.625 A873
ISBN: 9780275994327
Publication Date: 2008-05-30
Nearly three thousand people died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In Lower Manhattan, on a field in Pennsylvania, and along the banks of the Potomoc, the United States suffered the single largest loss of life from an enemy attack on its soil. In November 2002 the United States Congress and President George W. Bush established by law the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission. This independent, bipartisan panel was directed to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations to safeguard against future acts of terrorism. This volume is the authorized edition of the Commission's final report.
102 Minutes by Jim Dwyer; Kevin Flynn
Call Number: Fr. Leonard Alvey Library Stacks303.625 D994
ISBN: 9780805076820
Publication Date: 2005-01-12
The dramatic and moving account of the struggle for life inside the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, when every minute counted At 8:46 am on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the twin towers-reading e-mails, making trades, eating croissants at Windows on the World. Over the next 102 minutes, each would become part of a drama for the ages, one witnessed only by the people who lived it-until now. Of the millions of words written about this wrenching day, most were told from the outside looking in. New York Times reporters Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn have taken the opposite-and far more revealing-approach. Reported from the perspectives of those inside the towers, 102 Minutes captures the little-known stories of ordinary people who took extraordinary steps to save themselves and others. Beyond this stirring panorama stands investigative reporting of the first rank. An astounding number of people actually survived the plane impacts but were unable to escape, and the authors raise hard questions about building safety and tragic flaws in New York's emergency preparedness. Dwyer and Flynn rely on hundreds of interviews with rescuers, thousands of pages of oral histories, and countless phone, e-mail, and emergency radio transcripts. They cross a bridge of voices to go inside the infernos, seeing cataclysm and heroism, one person at a time, to tell the affecting, authoritative saga of the men and women-the nearly 12,000 who escaped and the 2,749 who perished-as they made 102 minutes count as never before. 102 Minutes is a 2005 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction.
America, September 11th: the Courage to Give by Jackie Waldman (Editor); Brenda Welchlin (Editor); Karen Frost (Editor)
Call Number: Fr. Leonard Alvey Library Stacks 303.625 A512
ISBN: 1573248169
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Every tragedy has its heroes, and there were many in the attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. Jackie Waldman has collected the stories of some of the firefighters, rescue workers, police, medics, relatives of missing loved ones, and strangers who, in the face of horror, sprung into action to save lives and help their communities.
World Trade Center And 9/11 by Hari Nath Banerjee
Call Number: Fr. Leonard Alvey Library Stacks 303.625 B215
ISBN: 1934940836
Publication Date: 2010-06-01
On 11th September 2001 in the destruction of the Twin Towers at World Trade Center in New York City, about three thousands innocent people lost their lives. There were police officers, firemen, ambulance workers, security staff, passengers and crews of two planes which were flown into the towers and the remaining persons were the workers and visitors of the Twin Towers. May God bless the souls of those innocent people with eternal peace who died without any fault of their own during the destruction of the Twin Towers by the suicidal, radical, Arab terrorists.

American Cinema in the Shadow of 9/11 by edited by Terence McSweeney.‎
ISBN: 9781474413824
Publication Date: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]‎
American Cinema in the Shadow of 9/11 is a ground-breaking collection of essays by some of the foremost scholars writing in the field of contemporary American film. Through a dynamic critical analysis of the defining films of the turbulent post-9/11 decade, the volume explores and interrogates the impact of 9/11 and the 'War on Terror' on American cinema and culture. In a vibrant discussion of films like American Sniper (2014), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Spectre (2015), The Hateful Eight (2015), Lincoln (2012), The Mist (2007), Children of Men (2006), Edge of Tomorrow (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), noted authors Geoff King, Guy Westwell, John Shelton Lawrence, Ian Scott, Andrew Schopp, James Kendrick, Sean Redmond, Steffen Hantke and many others consider the power of popular film to function as a potent cultural artefact, able to both reflect the defining fears and anxieties of the tumultuous era, but also shape them in compelling and resonant ways.
American Multiculturalism After 9/11 by Derek Rubin (Editor); Jaap Verheul (Editor)
ISBN: 9789048510757
Publication Date: 2012-07-15
This groundbreaking volume explores the multicultural debate that has evolved in the United States and Europe since the cataclysmic events of 9/11. Instead of suggesting closure by presenting a unified narrative about cultural diversity, national identity, and social stratification, the essays in this well-balanced collection present a variety of perspectives, each highlighting the undiminished relevance of key issues such as immigration, assimilation, and citizenship, while also pointing to unresolved conflicts over universalism, religion, and tolerance. Most importantly, this volume shows that the struggle over multiculturalism is not limited to the political domain, but also has profound cultural implications. American Multiculturalism after 9/11: Transatlantic Perspectives is an invaluable, thought-provoking addition to the debate about multiculturalism as central to the study of the United States in a global context.
Behind the Backlash by Lori Peek
ISBN: 9781592139842
Publication Date: 2010-11-26
As the nation tried to absorb the shock of the 9/11 attacks, Muslim Americans were caught up in an unprecedented wave of backlash violence. Public discussion revealed that widespread misunderstanding and misrepresentation of Islam persisted, despite the striking diversity of the Muslim community. Letting the voices of 140 ordinary Muslim American men and women describe their experiences, Lori Peek's path-breaking book, Behind the Backlash presents moving accounts of prejudice and exclusion. Muslims speak of being subjected to harassment before the attacks, and recount the discrimination they encountered afterwards. Peek also explains the struggles of young Muslim adults to solidify their community and define their identity during a time of national crisis. Behind the Backlash seeks to explain why blame and scapegoating occur after a catastrophe. Peek sets the twenty-first century experience of Muslim Americans, who were vilified and victimized, in the context of larger sociological and psychological processes. Peek's book will be of interest to those in disaster research studies, sociology of religion, and race and ethnic relations.
Disappearing war : interdisciplinary perspectives on cinema and erasure in the post-9/11 world by edited by Christina Hellmich and Lisa Purse
ISBN: 9781474416573
Publication Date: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2017]‎
he battles fought in the name of the "war on terror"₉ have re-ignited questions about the changing nature of war, and the experience of war for those geographically distant from its real world consequences. What is missing from our highly mediated experience of war? What are the intentional and unintentional processes of erasure through which the distortion happens? What are their consequences? Cinema is a key site at which questions about our highly mediated experience of war can be addressed or, more significantly, elided. Looking at a range of films that have provoked debate, from award-winning features like Zero Dark Thirty and American Sniper, to documentaries like Kill List and Dirty Wars, as well as at the work of visual artists like Harun Farocki and Omer Fast, this book examines the practices of erasure in the cinematic representation of recent military interventions. Drawing on representations of war-related death, dying and bodily damage, this provocative collection addresses "what's missing" in existing scholarly responses to modern warfare; in film studies, as well as in politics and international relations.
Freedom of Information in a Post 9-11 World by Charles H. Sides
ISBN: 9781351844307
Publication Date: 2017-03-02
"Freedom of Information in a Post 9-11 World" is, to date, the first international scholarly examination of the impact of the terrorist attack on the United States in terms of how it may alter academic and corporate research, as well as the sharing of information generated by that research, by international colleagues in technological fields. The collection of essays brings together a widely varied panel of communications experts from different backgrounds and cultures to focus their expertise on the ramifications of this world-changing event. Drawing upon the related but separate disciplines of law, interpersonal communication, semiotics, rhetoric, management, information sciences, and education, the collection adds new insight to the potential future challenges high-tech professionals and academics will face in a global community that now seems much less communal than it did prior to September 11, 2001.
The Long Shadow of 9/11: America's Response to Terrorism by Brian Michael Jenkins, John Paul Godges, editors ; James Dobbins [and others], contributors.
ISBN: 9780833058379
Publication Date: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2011
This book provides a multifaceted array of answers to the question, In the ten years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, how has America responded? In a series of essays, RAND authors lend a farsighted perspective to the national dialogue on 9/11's legacy. The essays assess the military, political, fiscal, social, cultural, psychological, and even moral implications of U.S. policymaking since 9/11. Part One of the book addresses the lessons learned from America's accomplishments and mistakes in its responses to the 9/11 attacks and the ongoing terrorist threat. Part Two explores reactions to the extreme ideologies of the terrorists and to the fears they have generated. Part Three presents the dilemmas of asymmetrical warfare and suggests ways to resolve them. Part Four cautions against sacrificing a long-term strategy by imposing short-term solutions, particularly with respect to air passenger security and counterterrorism intelligence. Finally, Part Five looks at the effects of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. public health system, at the potential role of compensation policy for losses incurred by terrorism, and at the possible long-term effects of terrorism and counterterrorism on American values, laws, and society.
New York After 9/11 by Susan Opotow and Zachary Baron Shemtob, editors
ISBN: 9780823281305
Publication Date: New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2018‎
This book examines the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City and the various ways that this event profoundly reshaped multiple spheres of city life.

Bush's War by produced by Michael Kirk ; produced and reported by Jim Gilmore ; written and directed by Michael Kirk
Call Number: DVD 973.931 B979
ISBN: 0793694434
Publication Date: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Home Video, ©2008
"A two-part special series that tells the epic story of how the Iraq War began and how it has been fought, both on the ground and deep inside the government"--Http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/bushswar.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by directed by Stephen Daldry ; screenplay by Eric Roth ; produced by Scott Rudin ; a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation ; a Scott Rudin production ; a Stephen Daldry film
Call Number: DVD 791.4372 E97
ISBN: 0780684923
Publication Date: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2012]‎
Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a message for him hidden in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by an active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his loss to a greater understanding of the world around him.
Road to 9/11 by a film by Kunhardt Productions ; writer and producer Sabin Streeter ; editor Michael Weingrad.‎
Call Number: DVD 303.625 R628
ISBN: 0793692482
Publication Date: [Chappaqua, NY] : Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation, ©2005.
This dramatic documentary chronicles the deep historical roots of Al-Qáida, examining the years of political oppression, economic stagnation, religious fanaticism, and violence that gave rise to the attacks of September 11. 2002. It features rare footage, and insightful commentary by leading scholars and journalists including Bernard Lewis, Fareed Zakaria, Thomas Friedman, Irshad Manji, Azar Nafisis, Kanan Makiya, Fawaz Gerges, and David Fromkin.

Description: Join Ann Curry for dramatic reunions between people whose lives intersected on 9/11. Patrick searches for the New York stranger who comforted him after the disaster, while Timothy hopes to thank the fellow chaplain who gave him the strength to carry on at the Pentagon. Distributed by PBS Distribution.

Description: Ten years after the worst terror attack in history on American soil, this is a series of deeply personal accounts by people who were directly affected by the devastating September 11, 2001 attacks. Some of their journeys may surprise you—like the young man who in the early days publicly declares his thirst for revenge, but later decides to educate himself on Islam and the Middle East. Their stories, as John Doyle says “are about being aware, learning to understand the Arab world and being proactive in helping to avoid conflicts of religion and culture.”

9/11 Memorial & Museum

"The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is the country’s principal institution concerned with exploring 9/11, documenting its impact, and examining its continuing significance. Honoring those who were killed in the 2001 and 1993 attacks is at the heart of our mission." ("Welcome")

The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial

"The Pentagon Memorial is a place of solace and healing and a reminder to future generations to renew their faith in and commitment to the values that citizens of a free world share." ("About Us")

Flight 93 National Memorial Pennsylvania

This memorial stands in honor of the 40 passengers and crew members aboard Flight 93 who intentionally crashed the plane in a field to stop the hijacked flight that was on its way to the U.S. Capitol.

The September 11 Digital Archive

"The September 11 Digital Archive uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the history of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and the public responses to them." ("About")

The Never Forget Fund

"Join with others from across the country to help a new generation learn the lessons of 9/11 by pledging your support of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s education programs." ("Hope. Resilience. Unity. Help a New Generation Learn")