Alexander T. Riley
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781479870479
- eISBN:
- 9781479809400
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479870479.003.0005
- Subject:
- Sociology, Culture
This chapter focuses on the design for the permanent Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville and the cultural context of its emergence. Drawing on the insights of Joanne Hanley and Barbara Black ...
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This chapter focuses on the design for the permanent Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville and the cultural context of its emergence. Drawing on the insights of Joanne Hanley and Barbara Black of the National Park Service, together with written records of the design and preparation process, the chapter examines the cultural narratives that informed the conception of the Flight 93 permanent memorial. It considers the actors involved in the production of the memorial as well as the process used in the selection of the winning memorial design, which turned out to be the creation of Paul and Milena Murdoch of Los Angeles, called “Crescent of Embrace.” It also discusses the controversy surrounding the use of the form of the crescent in the memorial, with particular emphasis on claims that the crescent moon and star is a traditional symbol for the Islamic faith. Finally, it explores the conspiracy theories concerning the Flight 93 National Memorial and 9/11 more generally by citing the arguments of Alec Rawls.Less
This chapter focuses on the design for the permanent Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville and the cultural context of its emergence. Drawing on the insights of Joanne Hanley and Barbara Black of the National Park Service, together with written records of the design and preparation process, the chapter examines the cultural narratives that informed the conception of the Flight 93 permanent memorial. It considers the actors involved in the production of the memorial as well as the process used in the selection of the winning memorial design, which turned out to be the creation of Paul and Milena Murdoch of Los Angeles, called “Crescent of Embrace.” It also discusses the controversy surrounding the use of the form of the crescent in the memorial, with particular emphasis on claims that the crescent moon and star is a traditional symbol for the Islamic faith. Finally, it explores the conspiracy theories concerning the Flight 93 National Memorial and 9/11 more generally by citing the arguments of Alec Rawls.
Alexander T. Riley
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781479870479
- eISBN:
- 9781479809400
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9781479870479.003.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Culture
This book examines the mythology of the United Airlines Flight 93 disaster in America's collective consciousness. Flight 93 was the fourth plane hijacked in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and it ...
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This book examines the mythology of the United Airlines Flight 93 disaster in America's collective consciousness. Flight 93 was the fourth plane hijacked in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and it eventually crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Drawing on the basic intellectual framework created by Émile Durkheim and Marcel Mauss nearly 100 years ago, the book explores the myth of Flight 93 and its relationship to the myth of America. It shows how the myth of Flight 93 is articulated in news coverage of the crash, in books and films about the flight and its passengers, and in the Flight 93 Memorial Chapel and the Flight 93 National Memorial erected at the crash site in Shanksville. The book analyzes the various sites in which the narratives, collective memory, and meaning of Flight 93 have been produced and are constantly being reproduced.Less
This book examines the mythology of the United Airlines Flight 93 disaster in America's collective consciousness. Flight 93 was the fourth plane hijacked in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and it eventually crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Drawing on the basic intellectual framework created by Émile Durkheim and Marcel Mauss nearly 100 years ago, the book explores the myth of Flight 93 and its relationship to the myth of America. It shows how the myth of Flight 93 is articulated in news coverage of the crash, in books and films about the flight and its passengers, and in the Flight 93 Memorial Chapel and the Flight 93 National Memorial erected at the crash site in Shanksville. The book analyzes the various sites in which the narratives, collective memory, and meaning of Flight 93 have been produced and are constantly being reproduced.
