The so-called "jumpers" images and the September 11 collective trauma

What is it about?

My article reflects upon the peculiar temporal experience of the September 11 collective trauma and about certain images concerning it like the photograph that is well-known under the title of “Falling Man”.

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Why is it important?

Concerning the tragedy of September 11, images like the photograph that is well-known under the title of “Falling Man” could be, thanks to their peculiar temporality, a good antidote against the formation of a collective memory considering such a tragedy as an event circumscribed to a chronological time different from ours.