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Iconic Events: Media, Politics, and Power in Retelling History
Iconic Events Media Politics and Power in Retelling History Author:Patricia Leavy Iconic Events explores the social forces that have shaped the meanings around and enduring significance of events that have captured the public's imagination, including: Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Columbine, and September 11th. The book focuses on three interpretive phases including journalistic representations, political appropriations, and popular... more » adaptations and pays particular attention to the development of dominant and resistive event narratives.« less