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11 September 2001 : a change in the status of the image

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Olivier, Bert

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Art Historical Work Group of South Africa

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This article examines the impact that the recent terrorist attacks in the United States have had on the status of images in contemporary culture. First, the event is related to what may be called the "terrible sublime". It is further argued that what Baudrillard has termed "hyperreality" has been dealt an irreparable blow by the media-images of these events.

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September 11 terrorist attacks in mass media, Influence of September 11 terrorist attacks, Terrorism in the United States, Social science, Hyperreality, 9/11 (2001)

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Olivier, B 2002, '11 September 2001: a change in the status of the image.' South African Journal of Art History, vol. 17, pp. 140-143.