Readings on September 11th

The following readings offer short, introductory readings to help students better understand the history and legacy of September 11, 2001.

"David Foster Wallace on 9/11, as Seen from the Midwest" (Rolling Stone)

"Reflecting on Wallace and September 11th" by Ryan Edel (DFW Studies Conference)

"9/11 Is History Now. Here's How American Kids Are Learning About It in Class" by Olivia B. Waxman (Time)

"9/11, 20 years later: New Yorkers share their recollections" (Spectrum News)

"Readers on their memories of 9/11: ‘I think about how lucky I am every day’" (The Guardian)

"On 9/11, they were at school. Here’s what happened inside their classrooms." (Chalkbeat)

"At a College Wounded on 9/11, Memories Endure 20 Years Later" (Inside Higher Ed)

"Memories of 9/11" (Imperial War Museum)

"9/11: As the decades pass, the act of remembering evolves" by Ted Anthony (Associated Press)