The construction and dynamics of cultural icons /

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Departing from the present need for cultural models within the public debate, this volume offers a new contribution to the study of cultural icons. From the traditional religious icon to the modern mass media icon, from the recognizable visual icon to the complex entanglement of image and collective...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Boven, Erica van, 1952- (Editor), Winkler, Marieke (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2021]
Series:Heritage and memory studies ; 12.
Subjects:
Culture.
Sociology.
Collective memory.
Cultural property.
Icons.
Sociology
Sociologie.
Mémoire collective.
Icônes.
sociology.
History: theory and methods.
Social and cultural history.
HISTORY / Civilization
Icons
Popular culture
Arts and society
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • I. People
  • The Iconization and Mythologization of Byron's Life and Work in Nineteenth- Century Netherlands and Europe
  • Lenin as Cultural Icon
  • Brigitte Bardot: The Making, Recycling, and Afterlife of an Icon
  • II. Places
  • The Renaissance at a Glance
  • Iconic City Thrillers
  • City Branding
  • III. Objects
  • National Treasure Tea Bowls as Cultural Icons in Modern Japan
  • What to Lea(f) In, What to Lea(f) Out
  • Exploring the Iconic in History Museums
  • Hitler Goes Pop
  • Author Biographies
  • Index of Names.

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