Following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, many institutions felt that art might offer a way to foster understanding between different cultures. What was the surprising discovery made by anthropologist Jessica Winegar about such efforts?

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Anthropologist Jessica Winegar found that efforts to use art to foster understanding between different cultures after the September 11 attacks actually reinforced stereotypes and existing dichotomies, rather than breaking them down. She argues that the focus on culture as a marker of difference only served to reinforce the idea that Muslims and Americans were fundamentally different and incompatible.

Following the September 11, 2001, Attacks on the World Trade