Abstract
This project explores 9/11 as a performative act that is re-represented in post 9/11 fiction. Although many scholars have engaged spectacle theory to understand the event, this project asserts that performance theory gives a more dynamic and ethical reading of post 9/11 literatures like Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Don DeLillo's Falling Man. The aforementioned post 9/11 texts showcase narrative performances and also give formal performances for an audience of readers. Theatricality in these texts promotes dialogue and healing through interactive communication.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Humanities; English
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Silva, Elise Christine, "Terror, Performance and Post 9/11 Literature" (2011). Theses and Dissertations. 2724.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2724
Date Submitted
2011-04-19
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd4396
Keywords
9/11 Fiction, Performance Theory
Language
English