"Memory attaches itself to sites": Bobbie Ann Mason's "In Country" and the Significance of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The following article investigates the relevance of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM) for the ongoing creation of a national identity, based on the assumption that public commemoration is a form of history-making. It demonstrates how the memorial differs from other war memorials, how it generates...

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Veröffentlicht in:Amerikastudien / American Studies. - Universitätsverlag WINTER, 1997. - 49(2004), 2, Seite 173-189
1. Verfasser: Grewe-Volpp, Christa (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2004
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Amerikastudien / American Studies
Schlagworte:Political science Behavioral sciences Arts
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