King Returns to Washington: Explorations of Memory, Rhetoric, and Politics in the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial (Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict)
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| Management number | 231972413 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | US$16.34 | Model Number | 231972413 | ||
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Exploring the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial (King Memorial) in Washington, DC through a multi-faceted rhetorical analysis of the site's visual and textual components, Jefferson Walker reveals multiple critical, popular, privileged, and vernacular interpretations of the site and Dr. Martin Luther King's memory. Walker argues that the King Memorial and its related texts help to universalize and institutionalize King's ethos - creating a contentious rhetorical battleground where various people and organizations contest the "ownership" and use of King's memory. Walker uses these analyses to uncover how the site contributes to the public memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Read more
| ASIN | B01HXLYJL4 |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-1137589149 |
| Edition | 1st ed. 2090 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 1.1 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 138 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Part of series | Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict |
| Publication date | December 9, 2017 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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