The American Historical Imaginary
Contested Narratives of the Past
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2022
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-1-9788-1880-4 (ISBN)
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-1-9788-1880-4 (ISBN)
Examines the American relationship to versions of the past that are known to be untrue and asks why do these myths persist, and why do so many people hold them so dear? To answer these questions, Caroline Guthrie examines popular sites where fictional versions of history are formed, played through, and solidified.
In The American Historical Imaginary: Contested Narratives of the Past in Mass Culture Caroline Guthrie examines the American relationship to versions of the past that are known to be untrue and asks why do these myths persist, and why do so many people hold them so dear? To answer these questions, she examines popular sites where fictional versions of history are formed, played through, and solidified. From television’s reality show winners and time travelers, to the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, to the movies of Quentin Tarantino, this book examines how mass culture imagines and reimagines the most controversial and painful parts of American history. In doing so, Guthrie explores how contemporary ideas of national identity are tied to particular versions of history that valorize white masculinity and ignores oppression and resistance. Through her explanation and analysis of what she calls the historical imaginary, Guthrie offers new ways of attempting to combat harmful myths of the past through the imaginative engagements they have dominated for so long.
In The American Historical Imaginary: Contested Narratives of the Past in Mass Culture Caroline Guthrie examines the American relationship to versions of the past that are known to be untrue and asks why do these myths persist, and why do so many people hold them so dear? To answer these questions, she examines popular sites where fictional versions of history are formed, played through, and solidified. From television’s reality show winners and time travelers, to the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, to the movies of Quentin Tarantino, this book examines how mass culture imagines and reimagines the most controversial and painful parts of American history. In doing so, Guthrie explores how contemporary ideas of national identity are tied to particular versions of history that valorize white masculinity and ignores oppression and resistance. Through her explanation and analysis of what she calls the historical imaginary, Guthrie offers new ways of attempting to combat harmful myths of the past through the imaginative engagements they have dominated for so long.
CAROLINE GUTHRIE teaches with the department of communication and the women’s and gender studies program at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.
Introduction
Chapter One: History’s Reality Competitions
Chapter Two: Time Travel Television Series
Chapter Three: American History at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
Chapter Four: The European Legacy and American Future at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
Chapter Five: Quentin Tarantino’s Alternate Histories
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Works Cited
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.09.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 10 b&w images |
| Verlagsort | New Brunswick NJ |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 36 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-9788-1880-7 / 1978818807 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-9788-1880-4 / 9781978818804 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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