Prosthetic memory : the transformation of American remembrance in the age of mass culture /

Prosthetic memory : the transformation of American remembrance in the age of mass culture /

Prosthetic Memory argues that mass cultural forms such as cinema and television in fact contain the still-unrealized potential for a progressive politics based on empathy for the historical experiences of others. The technologies of mass culture make it possible for anyone, regardless of race, ethni...

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Main Author: Landsberg, Alison (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2004].
Subjects:
Since 1970
Popular culture > United States.
Mass media > Social aspects > United States.
Community life > United States.
Memory > Social aspects > United States.
Memory > Social aspects > United States > History > Case studies.
Mass media > Political aspects > United States.
Political culture > United States.
United States > Civilization > 1970-
United States > Social conditions > 1980-
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
Case studies.
History.
Electronic book.
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