Iconic Events

Iconic Events PDF Author: Patricia Leavy
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739115206
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Book Description
Iconic Events explores the social forces that have shaped the meanings around and enduring significance of events that have captured the public's imagination, including: Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Columbine, and September 11th. The book focuses on three interpretive phases including journalistic representations, political appropriations, and popular adaptations and pays particular attention to the development of dominant and resistive event narratives.