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BROOKLYN COLLEGE In Memorium 9/11 and its Aftermath |
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WTC LINKS PAGE September and October 2001 |
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September 11th, 2001
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BROOKLYN COLLEGE In Memorium 9/11 and its Aftermath |
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WTC LINKS PAGE September and October 2001 |
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The New Yorker September 11, 2001 The best single essay on the many dimensions of the atrocity.
Time Magazine Shattered A photoessay by photojournalist James Nachtwey.
Brooklyn College Students: Special Urbsoc Forum on the Destruction of the World Trade Center 9/25/01 and 10/8/01. Students in Dr. Toulouse's classes discuss: Where were you? Coping with grief. Scapegoating. The Gulf War. How do we win this war?
The Community & Urban Section of the American Sociological Association Reactions to the Destruction of the World Trade Center. Urbanists reflect on the possible impact on the skyscraper and the future of cities.
The New Yorker Letter from Afghanistan: Across the Divide William T. Vollman 5/15/01. An essay published earlier this year explaining why the Taliban's ultra-orthodox interpretation of Islam has support among the Afghan people.
The New York Times Magazine A Last Road Trip Through Premodern, Postmodern Afghanistan John Sifton 9/30/01. An aide worker reflects on "temporal vertigo."
The New Yorker Dept of National Security Closework: Why we couldn't see what was right in front of us by Joe Klein 10/1/01. The problems the US military faces in adjusting to a new kind of war.
The Village Voice Your Neighbor, the Terrorist by James Ridgeway 10/3/01. A essay about Osama Bin Laden's Al Qaeda network.
The New York Times Science Section Experts Call for Better Assessment of Threats by William J. Broad 10/2/01. Experts argue that the threat of chemical and biological attacks is overblown.
Charles Tilly (Columbia University) Predictions 9/15/01. One of the country's most distinguished historical sociologists applies the lessons of history.
The Village Voice War vs. Peace: Novelists and Essayists Tell the Voice Where they Stand by Rachel Neumann 10/3/01. The Voice collect views from across the political spectrum.
The Independent (London) Against war? So what would your alternative be? by Anne McElvoy 9/26/01. A British columnist assails the peace camp.
The New York Times Yes, but what? by Thomas Friedman 10/5/01. Questions the argument (common in Europe, the Middle East, and on American campuses) that the United States brought the attack upon itself.