Reinventing World War II, Popular Memory and the Rise of the Ethno-Nationalist State
Popular Memory in the Rise of the Ethnonationalist State
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Barbara A. Biesecker's "Reinventing World War II" examines the resurgence of World War II narratives in US popular culture from the mid-1980s.
The book analyzes how specific representations of the war, such as the Enola Gay controversy and the film "Saving Private Ryan," were used to shape national identity and belonging.
Biesecker argues that these narratives served a neoliberal nationalist agenda, aiming to restore social equilibrium.
She uses the lens of rhetorical theory and post-structuralism to deconstruct these narratives, revealing their underlying power dynamics.
The book offers a critical perspective on the construction of national memory and its implications for contemporary political discourse.
The book analyzes how specific representations of the war, such as the Enola Gay controversy and the film "Saving Private Ryan," were used to shape national identity and belonging.
Biesecker argues that these narratives served a neoliberal nationalist agenda, aiming to restore social equilibrium.
She uses the lens of rhetorical theory and post-structuralism to deconstruct these narratives, revealing their underlying power dynamics.
The book offers a critical perspective on the construction of national memory and its implications for contemporary political discourse.
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Barbara A. Biesecker, "Reinventing World War II: Popular Memory in the Rise of the Ethnonationalist State" (Penn State Press, 2024)
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Miranda Melcher
Barbara A. Biesecker, "Reinventing World War II: Popular Memory in the Rise of the Ethnonationalist State" (Penn State Press, 2024)
