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The American historical imaginary : contested narratives of the past
- Title
- The American historical imaginary : contested narratives of the past / Caroline Guthrie.
- Author
- Guthrie, Caroline
- Publication
- New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2023]
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Details
- Description
- vii, 151 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In The American Historical Imaginary: Contested Narratives of the Past in Mass Culture Caroline Guthrie examines the American relationship to versions of the past that are known to be untrue and asks why do these myths persist, and why do so many people hold them so dear? To answer these questions, she examines popular sites where fictional versions of history are formed, played through, and solidified. From television's reality show winners and time travelers, to the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, to the movies of Quentin Tarantino, this book examines how mass culture imagines and reimagines the most controversial and painful parts of American history. In doing so, Guthrie explores how contemporary ideas of national identity are tied to particular versions of history that valorize white masculinity and ignores oppression and resistance. Through her explanation and analysis of what she calls the historical imaginary, Guthrie offers new ways of attempting to combat harmful myths of the past through the imaginative engagements they have dominated for so long"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Informational works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-144) and index.
- Contents
- History's reality competitions -- Time travel television series -- American history at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom -- European legacy and American future at Walt Disney World -- Quentin Tarantino's alternate histories.
- Call Number
- JFE 23-1271
- ISBN
- 9781978818804
- 1978818807
- 9781978818811
- 1978818815
- 9781978818828 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781978818842 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022008510
- OCLC
- 1330425702
- Author
- Guthrie, Caroline, author.
- Title
- The American historical imaginary : contested narratives of the past / Caroline Guthrie.
- Publisher
- New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2023]
- Type of Content
- textstill imagecartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-144) and index.
- Local Note
- AUTH: COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 23-1271