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The Kennedy Assassination (Hardcover)
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The Kennedy Assassination (Hardcover)
Series: Representing American Events
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November 22nd 1963, Dealey Plaza As a seminal event in late
twentieth-century American history, the Kennedy assassination has
permeated the American and world consciousness in a wide variety of
ways. It has long fascinated American writers, filmmakers and
artists, and this book offers an authoritative critical
introduction to the way the event has been constructed in a range
of discourses. It looks at a variety of historical, political and
cultural attempts to understand Kennedy's death. Representations
include: journalism from the time; historical accounts and memoirs;
official investigations, government reports and sociological
inquiries; the huge number of conspiracy-minded interpretations;
novels, plays and other works of literature; and the Zapruder
footage, photography, avant-garde art, and Hollywood films.
Considering the continuities and contradictions in how the event
has been represented, the author focuses on how it has been seen
through the lens of ideas about conspiracy, celebrity and violence.
He also explores how the arguments about exactly what happened on
22 November 1963 have come to serve as a substitute way of debating
the significance of Kennedy's legacy and the meaning of the 1960s
more generally. Key Features: * presents information about the
event itself, the cultural context of the period, and the
consequences of the event * considers the ways in which the event
has been represented in subsequent years in a variety of discourses
* includes an annotated bibliography and 10 B&W illustrations.
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