The Afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy: A Biography

ISBN-13: 9781316637517 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 345 str.

Michael J. Hogan

Opis

This book analyzes the social construction of John Fitzgerald Kennedy's memory in the arts, literature, and in the many monuments erected in his honor.

Recenzje

'Hogan has produced a definitive biography of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and an exposition of how he has become memorialized as an iconic figure in the national memory. Highly recommended.' B. Osborne, Choice

Spis treści

1. The afterlife of John Fitzgerald Kennedy: an introduction; 2. All the world's a stage: constructing Kennedy; 3. From history to memory: assassination and the making of a sacred symbol; 4. Ritual and remembrance: cultural trauma, collective memory, and the funeral of John Fitzgerald Kennedy; 5. In death there is life: monuments of paper and pen; 6. In death there is life: monuments of glass, steel, and stone; 7. The memory wars: contesting Kennedy; 8. Gone but not forgotten: history, memory, nostalgia.