Exhibiting patriotism : creating and contesting interpretations of American historic sites / Teresa Bergman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bergman, Teresa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

California State Railroad Museum.

Historic sites--Interpretive programs--United States.

Historic sites.

Visitors' centers--United States.

Visitors' centers.

Historiography--Social aspects--United States.

Historiography.

USS Arizona Memorial (Hawaii).

Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.).

Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.).

Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

American nationalism, patriotism and citizenship are proudly on display at historical sites across America-but they are also contested and reshaped by visitors and their engagement with those places. In Exhibiting Patriotism, Bergman analyzes exhibits, interpretive materials, and orientation films at major US sites, from Mt. Rushmore and to the USS Arizona Memorial, where controversy has erupted over the stories they tell about the past. She shows how historic narratives are the result of dynamic relationships between institutions and the public, and how these relationships are changing i

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Necessary Tensions; 1. Submerged Patriotism: Evolving Representation at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial Visitor Center; 2. Getting the Chinese on Board at the California State Railroad Museum; 3. The Day the Plaster Fell: Museological Change Comes to the Alamo; 4. Sex and Gender in the Lincoln Memorial: The Politics of Interpreting Lincoln's Legacy; 5. Patriotism Carved in Stone: Mt. Rushmore's Evolution as National Symbol; Conclusion: Necessary Changes; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

First published 2013 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-42871-7

1-315-42872-5

1-315-42873-3

1-61132-782-2

9781315428734

OCLC:

823721307