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Lisa M. Burns - Media, History, and Memory, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Media, History, and Memory

A Critical Perspective

Av Lisa M. Burns

655 kr

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This book focuses on the significant role media play in shaping the public memory of people, places, events, and eras in US history.Public memory—how groups of people collectively remember their past—is a useful lens for critically engaging with history. While public memory includes firsthand testimonials, historical accounts, and oral histories, much of what we know and remember about the past is mediated. News media coverage, books, movies, television shows, websites, museums, history classes, and more contribute to our shared social memories. This edited collection of essays takes a critical approach to US media history by paying particular attention to who tells the story and whose voices have been marginalized, forgotten, or purposely left out of more traditional historical accounts. It also highlights the connections between individual and collective memories, the impact of shared history on social group identities, and the importance of reclaiming the stories of those who have been overlooked and adding them to our shared historical narrative.This book is a notable resource for undergraduates and postgraduates of media and communications studies, history, American studies, and beyond looking to understand the connections between media, history, and memory.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-12-02
  • Mått: 152 x 229 x undefined mm
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 292
  • Förlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781041278221
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Lisa M. Burns is Professor of Media Studies at Quinnipiac University. Her research focuses on media coverage of US presidents and their spouses, political branding, and public memory. She is the editor of Media Relations and the Modern First Lady: From Jacqueline Kennedy to Melania Trump (2020), The Cambridge Companion to US First Ladies (2025), and author of First Ladies and the Fourth Estate: Press Framing of Presidential Wives (2008).

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"By elevating marginalized perspectives and exploring the unconventional spaces where we encounter history, Media, History and Memory powerfully reshapes our understanding of public memory. Accessible yet rigorous, this collection is essential reading for media scholars and general readers who wish to understand how media artifacts construct our collective past."Erika Pribanic-Smith, Professor, University of Texas at Arlington, USA"Media, History, and Memory: A Critical Perspective is an indispensable volume for scholars of history, public memory, and popular culture. The collected essays provide a rich set of case studies of diverse memories mediated through a wide variety of artifacts, from documentaries to Star Trek to Disneyland and beyond."Kendall R. Phillips, Professor, Syracuse University, USA"In this political moment when historical memory is contested and America’s story manipulated, Lisa Burns has curated an excellent anthology of essays on media and collective memory, focusing in particular on marginalized groups and narratives. This collection illuminates the cultural power of storytelling."Janice Hume, Professor Emerita, University of Georgia, USA

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