Remembering Diana : cultural memory and the reinvention of authority / Victor Jeleniewski Seidler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seidler, Victor J., 1945-

Series:

Palgrave Macmillan memory studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997--Influence.

Diana.

Diana, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997.

Collective memory--Great Britain.

Collective memory.

National characteristics, British.

Mass media--Great Britain--Influence.

Mass media.

Popular culture--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Popular culture.

Great Britain.

History.

Great Britain--Civilization--20th century.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 288 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

"Analysing the events surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997, Vic Seidler considers the public outpourings of grief and displays of emotion which prompted new kinds of identification and belonging in which communities came together regardless of race, class, gender and sexuality"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Preface: Embodying Memories: Echoes of Diana and the Re-invention of Authority

Introduction: Post-traditional Imaginations and Cultural Memories of Grief

Cultural Memories, Myths, Icons and Images

Shock, Public Grief and Spaces of Belonging

Authority, Masculinities and Emotional Lives

Citizenships, Multicultures and 'Community'

Grief, Public Space and 'People's Power'

Symbolic Resistance, Love and Relationship

Cultural Memories, Vulnerability and Human Values

Democracy, 'New Britain', Freedom and Self-Invention

Authority, Recognition, Voice and the Media

Conclusion: Postmodern Identities, Citizenships and the Re-invention of Authority

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) and index.

ISBN:

9780230320260

0230320260

OCLC:

752068297