{"product_id":"is-this-america-ron-eyerman-9781477305478","title":"Is This America?: Katrina as Cultural Trauma","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom police on the street, to the mayor of New Orleans and FEMA administrators, government officials monumentally failed to protect the most vulnerable residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast during the Katrina disaster. This violation of the social contract undermined the foundational narratives and myths of the American nation and spawned a profound, often contentious public debate over the meaning of Katrina's devastation. A wide range of voices and images attempted to clarify what happened, name those responsible, identify the victims, and decide what should be done. This debate took place in forums ranging from mass media and the political arena to the arts and popular culture, as various narratives emerged and competed to tell \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e story of Katrina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs This America?\u003c\/i\u003e explores how Katrina has been constructed as a cultural trauma in print media, the arts and popular culture, and television coverage. Using stories told by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Orleans Times-Picayune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, NBC, and CNN, as well as the works of artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, and graphic designers, Ron Eyerman analyzes how these narratives publicly articulated collective pain and loss. He demonstrates that, by exposing a foundational racial cleavage in American society, these expressions of cultural trauma turned individual experiences of suffering during Katrina into a national debate about the failure of the white majority in the United States to care about the black minority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Eyerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477305475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477305478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Ron Eyerman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986871386367,"sku":"9781477305478","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_899f5d6e-e820-48e2-b9fd-2c7727d63af3.jpg?v=1683285657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-this-america-ron-eyerman-9781477305478","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}