The Politics of Consolation

Zusatztext In modern American history, politicians have frequently stepped into the public eye to 'console the nation' in the aftermath of violent events. In doing so, they seek to render evil comprehensible while also setting out a course of action that follows 'naturally' from the events they interpret. Christina Simko's study discovers the inner logic of this process, and thus articulates a new understanding of how public sense-making proceeds in a democracy driven by both myth and power. This book is a wonderful debut from a powerful new voice in interpretive sociology. Informationen zum Autor Christina Simko is Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh. Klappentext What meaning can be found in calamity and suffering? The Politics of Consolation examines how American political leaders have addressed this question, tracing the history of American political consolation and examining how this long tradition framed the events of September 11, 2001. Zusammenfassung What meaning can be found in calamity and suffering? The Politics of Consolation examines how American political leaders have addressed this question, tracing the history of American political consolation and examining how this long tradition framed the events of September 11, 2001. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Part I: Political Consolation in American History Chapter 1: Revisiting the Civil Scriptures Chapter 2: The War of Good and Evil Chapter 3: American Tragedies Part II: Politics and Consolation after September 11 Chapter 4: September Mourning Chapter 5: From Consolation to Legitimation Chapter 6: Consolation and Commemoration Chapter 7: Symbolic Politics on Sacred Ground Conclusion: Crisis Moments and Political Meanings Notes Bibliography Index

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Christina Simko is Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh.

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What meaning can be found in calamity and suffering? The Politics of Consolation examines how American political leaders have addressed this question, tracing the history of American political consolation and examining how this long tradition framed the events of September 11, 2001.

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• Preface

• Introduction

• Part I: Political Consolation in American History

• Chapter 1: Revisiting the Civil Scriptures

• Chapter 2: The War of Good and Evil

• Chapter 3: American Tragedies

• Part II: Politics and Consolation after September 11

• Chapter 4: September Mourning

• Chapter 5: From Consolation to Legitimation

• Chapter 6: Consolation and Commemoration

• Chapter 7: Symbolic Politics on Sacred Ground

• Conclusion: Crisis Moments and Political Meanings

• Notes

• Bibliography

• Index