| Description |
1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction : necessary tensions -- Submerged patriotism : evolving representation at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Visitor Center -- The Chinese get on board at the California State Railroad Museum -- The day the plaster fell : museological change comes to the Alamo -- Sex and gender in the Lincoln Memorial : the politics of interpreting Lincoln's legacy -- Patriotism carved in stone : Mt. Rushmore's evolution as national symbol -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"American nationalism, patriotism and citizenship are proudly on display at historical sites across America-but they are also contested and reshaped by visitors and their engagement with those places. In Exhibiting Patriotism, Bergman analyzes exhibits, interpretive materials, and orientation films at major US sites, from Mt. Rushmore and to the USS Arizona Memorial, where controversy has erupted over the stories they tell about the past. She shows how historic narratives are the result of dynamic relationships between institutions and the public, and how these relationships are changing in an era when museums are becoming more visitor-centered, seeing visitors as partners in historical interpretation. Drawing on film theory, memory studies, visual communication, and visitor studies, Bergman offers an important analysis for scholars and professionals in American studies, museum studies, public history, and communication and media studies"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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California State Railroad Museum.
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| SUBJECT |
California State Railroad Museum fast |
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Historic sites -- Interpretive programs -- United States
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Visitors' centers -- United States
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Historiography -- Social aspects -- United States
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USS Arizona Memorial (Hawaii)
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Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Historic sites -- Interpretive programs
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Historiography -- Social aspects
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Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
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USS Arizona Memorial (Hawaii)
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Visitors' centers
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| SUBJECT |
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85003130
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85087763
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South Dakota -- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
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Texas -- San Antonio -- Alamo
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2012032797 |
| ISBN |
9781611327823 |
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1611327822 |
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9781611326796 |
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1611326796 |
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