LEADER 03915nam 22006732 450 001 9910784859203321 005 20231006190840.0 010 $a0-7486-7119-6 010 $a1-281-08924-9 010 $a9786611089245 010 $a0-7486-3033-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9780748630332 035 $a(CKB)1000000000403380 035 $a(EBL)320441 035 $a(OCoLC)182580156 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000187066 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11182661 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000187066 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10253551 035 $a(PQKB)10799220 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780748630332 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000092677 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC320441 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL320441 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10435325 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL108924 035 $a(DE-B1597)616816 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780748630332 035 $a(OCoLC)49619877 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000403380 100 $a20130327d2007|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Kennedy assassination /$fPeter Knight$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aEdinburgh :$cEdinburgh University Press,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (x, 177 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aRepresenting American Events. 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-7486-2411-2 311 $a0-7486-2410-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 167-174) and index. 327 $aCOVER; COPYRIGHT; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Journalism; 3 History; 4 The Official Version; 5 The Unofficial Version; 6 Literature; 7 Visual Culture and Film; Conclusion; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index 330 $aNovember 22nd 1963, Dealey Plaza. As a seminal event in late twentieth-century American history, the Kennedy assassination has permeated the American and world consciousness in a wide variety of ways. It has long fascinated American writers, filmmakers and artists, and this book offers an authoritative critical introduction to the way the event has been constructed in a range of discourses. It looks at a variety of historical, political and cultural attempts to understand Kennedy's death. Representations include: journalism from the time; historical accounts and memoirs; official investigations, government reports and sociological inquiries; the huge number of conspiracy-minded interpretations; novels, plays and other works of literature; and the Zapruder footage, photography, avant-garde art, and Hollywood films. Considering the continuities and contradictions in how the event has been represented, the author focuses on how it has been seen through the lens of ideas about conspiracy, celebrity and violence. He also explores how the arguments about exactly what happened on 22 November 1963 have come to serve as a substitute way of debating the significance of Kennedy's legacy and the meaning of the 1960s more generally. Key Features: * presents information about the event itself, the cultural context of the period, and the consequences of the event * considers the ways in which the event has been represented in subsequent years in a variety of discourses * includes an annotated bibliography and 10 B&W illustrations. 410 0$aRepresenting American Events 606 $aPopular culture$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$y1961-1969 615 0$aPopular culture$xHistory 676 $a973.922092 686 $aHU 1075$2rvk 700 $aKnight$b Peter$f1968-$01084494 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784859203321 996 $aThe Kennedy assassination$93850500 997 $aUNINA