Popular Media and the American Revolution

Name: Popular Media and the American Revolution
Brand: Routledge
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By Janice Hume

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The American Revolution-an event that gave America its first real "story" as an independent nation, distinct from native and colonial origins-continues to live on in the public's memory, celebrated each year on July 4 with fireworks and other patriotic displays. But to identify as an American is to connect to a larger national narrative, one that begins in revolution. In Popular Media and the American Revolution, journalism historian Janice Hume examines the ways that generations of Americans have remembered and embraced the Revolution through magazines, newspapers, and digital media.
Overall, Popular Media and the American Revolution demonstrates how the story and characters of the Revolution have been adjusted, adapted, and co-opted by popular media over the years, fostering a cultural identity whose founding narrative was sculpted, ultimately, in revolution. Examining press and popular media coverage of the war, wartime anniversaries, and the Founding Fathers (particularly, "uber-American hero" George Washington), Hume provides insights into the way that journalism can and has shaped a culture's evolving, collective memory of its past.

Product details

Edition:

illustrated

Number of Pages:

168

Release Date:

2013-12-06

Publication Date:

2013-12-06

Publisher:

Routledge

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0415538424

ISBN13:

9780415538428

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

403 g

Height:

157 cm

Width:

235 cm

Thickness:

14 cm

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