The construction and dynamics of cultural icons / edited by Erica van Boven and Marieke Winkler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boven, Erica van, editor.

Winkler, Marieke, 1983- editor.

Series:

Heritage and memory studies.

Heritage and memory studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture.

Cultural property.

Collective memory.

Culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Departing from the present need for cultural models within the public debate, this volume offers a new contribution to the study of cultural icons. From the traditional religious icon to the modern mass media icon, from the recognizable visual icon to the complex entanglement of image and collective narratives: The Construction and Dynamics of Cultural Icons offers an overview of existing theories, compares different definitions and proposes a comprehensive view on the icon and the iconic. Focusing in particular on the making of iconic representations and their changing social-cultural meanings through time, scholars from cultural memory studies, art history and literary studies present concrete operationalizations of the ways different types of cultural icons can be studied.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Introduction

I. People

The Iconization and Mythologization of Byron’s Life and Work in Nineteenth- Century Netherlands and Europe

Lenin as Cultural Icon

Brigitte Bardot: The Making, Recycling, and Afterlife of an Icon

II. Places

The Renaissance at a Glance

Iconic City Thrillers

City Branding

III. Objects

National Treasure Tea Bowls as Cultural Icons in Modern Japan

What to Lea(f) In, What to Lea(f) Out

Exploring the Iconic in History Museums

Hitler Goes Pop

Author Biographies

Index of Names

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Jun 2021).

ISBN:

90-485-5083-1

OCLC:

1250079629