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King Returns to Washington
Jefferson Walker
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Description for King Returns to Washington
Hardback. Jefferson Walker offers a critical interpretation of the King Memorial and explores other interpretations in order to uncover how the site contributes to the public memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 286.
Exploring the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial (King Memorial) in Washington, DC through a multi-faceted rhetorical analysis of the site's visual and textual components, Jefferson Walker reveals multiple critical, popular, privileged, and vernacular interpretations of the site and Dr. Martin Luther King's memory. Walker argues that the King Memorial and its related texts help to universalize and institutionalize King's ethos - creating a contentious rhetorical battleground where various people and organizations contest the "ownership" and use of King's memory. Walker uses these analyses to uncover how the site contributes to the public memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, ... Read more
Exploring the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial (King Memorial) in Washington, DC through a multi-faceted rhetorical analysis of the site's visual and textual components, Jefferson Walker reveals multiple critical, popular, privileged, and vernacular interpretations of the site and Dr. Martin Luther King's memory. Walker argues that the King Memorial and its related texts help to universalize and institutionalize King's ethos - creating a contentious rhetorical battleground where various people and organizations contest the "ownership" and use of King's memory. Walker uses these analyses to uncover how the site contributes to the public memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict
Number of Pages
95
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137590336
SKU
V9781137590336
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About Jefferson Walker
Jefferson Walker is Assistant Professor of Communication at Louisiana Tech University, USA. His research and teaching interests are in public memory, political communication, and the rhetoric of social movements. His work has been published in Alabama Review and the Journal of Contemporary Rhetoric. He earned his PhD in Communication and Information Sciences from the University of Alabama, USA.
Reviews for King Returns to Washington
“King Returns to Washington, Jefferson Walker brings new energy and a fresh perspective to both the disciplinary study of the rhetoric of public memory and the broader study of the legacy of the civil rights era. King Returns to Washington offers a compact yet detailed account of the 27-year-long process from inception to dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. ... Read more