In September 2015 hundreds of thousands of refugees fled in Syria and other countries and ended up in Austria, most on their way to countries further north or west. In United States media they are described as waves, masses, a crisis. What makes a crisis?

We talk with friends, collaborators, and strangers, asking each of them a leading question: “What happened on September 11th, 2001?” What conversations does such a question provoke?

We talk with friends, collaborators, and strangers, asking each of them a leading question: “What happened on September 11th, 2001?” What conversations does such a question provoke?

We talk with friends, collaborators, and strangers, asking each of them a leading question: “What happened on September 11th, 2001?” What conversations does such a question provoke?