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From Memory to History: American Cultural Memory of the Vietnam War
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Wilson, Kevin A
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Year and Degree
2006, Master of Arts, Miami University, History.
Abstract
This thesis is an attempt to articulate the meanings of collective memory as well as investigate its utility for analyzing memory of the Vietnam War. This conflict was the longest war in American history and remains one of the most divisive memories for the American public. Two forms of cultural memory, American history high school textbooks and presidential campaign rhetoric, reveal the contested nature of memory. The constant revisions of textbook interpretations of the war highlight the changes in memory over time. In contrast, reoccurring issues in presidential campaign debates reveal the persistent controversies that continue to haunt Americans’ cultural memories of the Vietnam War.
Committee
Allan Winkler (Advisor)
Pages
60 p.
Subject Headings
History, United States
Keywords
Vietnam War
;
collective memory
;
cultural memory
;
textbooks
;
presidential elections
;
2004 election
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Wilson, K. A. (2006).
From Memory to History: American Cultural Memory of the Vietnam War
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1153500782
APA Style (7th edition)
Wilson, Kevin.
From Memory to History: American Cultural Memory of the Vietnam War.
2006. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1153500782.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Wilson, Kevin. "From Memory to History: American Cultural Memory of the Vietnam War." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1153500782
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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