Exhibiting Patriotism

Teresa Bergman is an Associate Professor in the Communication Department at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, and a former documentary filmmaker. She earned her B.A. at the University of California, Berkeley, her M.A. at San Francisco State University and her Ph.D. at the University of California, Davis. She teaches courses in documentary film criticism and production as well as critical theory and qualitative research methods. Her research focus is on the intersection of location, memory and representation at sites of public memory.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Submerged Patriotism: Evolving Representation at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Visitor Center; Chapter 2 Getting the Chinese on Board at the California State Railroad Museum; Chapter 3 The Day the Plaster Fell: Museological Change Comes to the Alamo; Chapter 4 Sex and Gender in the Lincoln Memorial: The Politics of Interpreting Lincoln's Legacy; Chapter 5 Patriotism Carved in Stone: Mt. Rushmore's Evolution as National Symbol; Chapter 7 Conclusion;