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O 11 de Setembro tem sido entendido como um evento singular, um momento de
mudança na história da humanidade. Todavia, esta tese de Doutoramento terá como
objectivo estudar o 11 de Setembro não como um acontecimento singular mas como
singularidade mnemónica, isto é, como um evento catastrófico que evoca ou imita, embora
numa situação diferente, a estrutura de eventos catastróficos anteriores como o terramoto
de Lisboa de 1755, Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima ou a explosão do Challenger.
Partindo da espectacularidade e do apelo estético do 11 de Setembro – da sua
dimensão eskatastrophica – tentarei ver como esta catástrofe em particular tem sido
representada/remediada pela literatura através da análise de Falling Man de Don DeLillo e
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close de Jonathan Safran Foer. As estratégias utilizadas
nestes romances sobre o 11 de Setembro procuram, por um lado, reproduzir a maneira
como a catástrofe foi transmitida, em especial pelos media, e por outro, propor uma nova
perspectiva ou leitura do acontecimento.
Como resultado, o 11 de Setembro reintroduz o pensamento catastrófico no nosso
sistema conceptual, interrompendo e contestando deste modo a singularidade associada ao
ataque terrorista e às narrativas subsequentemente produzidas.
9/11 has been perceived as a singular event and as a turning point in history. Nevertheless, this doctoral dissertation takes up the task of studying 9/11 not as a singular event but as a mnemonic singularity, that is, a catastrophic event that evokes or mimics, albeit in a renewed situation, the structure of past catastrophic events like the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, the Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima or the explosion of the Challenger. Departing from 9/11’s spectacularity and aesthetical appeal, its eskatastrophic dimension, I seek to determine how this specific catastrophe has been represented/remediated by literature through the study of Don DeLillo’s Falling Man and Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. The strategies used in these 9/11 novels not only attempt to reproduce the way in which 9/11 was conveyed, particularly by the media, but also present a new perspective or reading of the event. As a result, 9/11 reintroduces catastrophic thinking into our conceptual framework, thus disrupting and contesting the singularity often associated with this terrorist attack and its subsequently produced narratives.
9/11 has been perceived as a singular event and as a turning point in history. Nevertheless, this doctoral dissertation takes up the task of studying 9/11 not as a singular event but as a mnemonic singularity, that is, a catastrophic event that evokes or mimics, albeit in a renewed situation, the structure of past catastrophic events like the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, the Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima or the explosion of the Challenger. Departing from 9/11’s spectacularity and aesthetical appeal, its eskatastrophic dimension, I seek to determine how this specific catastrophe has been represented/remediated by literature through the study of Don DeLillo’s Falling Man and Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. The strategies used in these 9/11 novels not only attempt to reproduce the way in which 9/11 was conveyed, particularly by the media, but also present a new perspective or reading of the event. As a result, 9/11 reintroduces catastrophic thinking into our conceptual framework, thus disrupting and contesting the singularity often associated with this terrorist attack and its subsequently produced narratives.