US Public Memory, Rhetoric, and the National Mall (eBook)

Roger C. Aden is professor in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University.

AcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Introduction: The Soul of the NationRoger C. Aden Chapter 2. Civic Tourism and the Washington MonumentCasey R. Schmitt Chapter 3. Placemaking and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: An Exploration in User-experience DesignJohn A. McArthur Chapter 4. Myth and Accountability: The Negotiation of Rhetorical Tensions in the Korean War Veterans MemorialMichael R. Kramer Chapter 5. Commemorating in America’s Front Yard: The National World War II Memorial and the Public Memory Landscape of the National MallJennifer L. Jones Barbour Chapter 6. A Requiem and a Dream: Discerning the Rhetorical Significance of the Lincoln MemorialRaymond Blanton Chapter 7. The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial as a Site of Virtuous SufferingLawrence J. Prelli Chapter 8. Entrepreneurs and Immigrants: Representing American Identity in the National Museum of American HistoryJennifer Keohane Chapter 9. Intergenerational Cultural Trauma and the National Museum of the American IndianErnest Stromberg Chapter 10. Public Memory as Contested Site: The Struggle for Existence at the National Museum of African American History and CultureTimothy J. Brown Chapter 11. Extending the National Narrative: The MLK Memorial and the Museum of African American History and CultureLisa Benton-Short Chapter 12. Memorials behind the One We See: The Story of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt MemorialKaren A. Franck Chapter 13. Stepping into History: Time and Dialogue in the Progressive Experience of the FDR MemorialCatherine L. Langford Chapter 14. Conclusion: Soul Searching and Public Memory on the National MallRoger C. Aden