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Discussion with the author of new book, “Who Owns the Dead? The Recovery, Identification, and Memorialization of September 11th World Trade Center Victims”
December 15, 2016 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
The Academy for Critical Incident Analysis at John Jay College of Criminal Justice will present a discussion with Jay Aronson, author of Who Owns the Dead? The Recovery, Identification, and Memorialization of September 11th World Trade Center Victims on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 2:30pm at John Jay.
Aronson is associate professor of science, technology and society at Carnegie Mellon University, and the author of Who Owns the Dead?. He will discuss the efforts to recover and identify the remains of victims from the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks, as well as the profound impact that human remains had on the redevelopment of the site and the creation of the memorial.
His argument is that the forensic recovery effort cannot be understood simply on scientific grounds because it was at its heart a political and moral statement. He examines the challenges of dealing with politically significant deaths, both for families of the victims and those charged with memorializing them, and considers who ought to have a say in how recovery from conflict or disaster takes shape.
The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
To RSVP, please email gcorbett@jjay.cuny.edu.
John Jay College
524 West 59th St., Room 630T
New York, NY