Premediation: Affect and Mediality after 9/11

In an era of heightened securitization, print, televisual and networked media have become obsessed with the pre-mediation of future events. In response to the shock of 9/11, socially networked US and global media work to premediate collective affects of anticipation and connectivity, while also perpetuating low levels of apprehension or fear.

RICHARD GRUSIN is Professor of English at Wayne State University, USA. He taught previously at The College of William and Mary and the Georgia Institute of Technology. His publications include Remediation: Understanding New Media (co-authored with Jay Bolter, 1999).