Prosthetic memory [[electronic resource] ] : the transformation of American remembrance in the age of mass culture / / Alison Landsberg

• Autore: Landsberg Alison
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Columbia University Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Disciplina: 306/.0973/09049
• Soggetto topico: 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; Mass media - Political aspects - United States; Political culture - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Civilization 1970-; United States Social conditions 1980-2020; United States Politics and government 1989-
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-207) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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, ethnicity, or gender, to share collective memories -- to assimilate as deeply felt personal experiences historical events through which they themselves did not live.
• Titolo autorizzato: Prosthetic memory
• ISBN: 1-282-87188-9; 9786612871887; 0-231-50313-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825464403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II