The past in the present and the present in the past : representing history and performing memory on television and in everyday life

Moving from the basic assumption that media and television are vital sites of memory, pivotal spaces in which we learn about the past, this thesis argues that the most productive and progressive representations of the past are those that allow the past to interact with the present. Yet the past is n...

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Main Author: Rosenheck, Mabel Meigs
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1181