Erica Doss, Chair and Professor, Department of American Studies Why do we make memorials in America today, and why do we make so many of them? Just in the past few decades, thousands of new memorials, from permanent war memorials to temporary roadside memorials, have materialized in the American landscape. This talk focuses on contemporary American interests in memory, history, and public feelings, and the urgent desire to express them in public art and commemoration.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Memorial Mania: Public Art and Public Feelings in America Today
Memorial Mania: Public Art and Public Feelings in America Today Video Clips. Duration : 65.32 Mins.
Erica Doss, Chair and Professor, Department of American Studies Why do we make memorials in America today, and why do we make so many of them? Just in the past few decades, thousands of new memorials, from permanent war memorials to temporary roadside memorials, have materialized in the American landscape. This talk focuses on contemporary American interests in memory, history, and public feelings, and the urgent desire to express them in public art and commemoration.
Erica Doss, Chair and Professor, Department of American Studies Why do we make memorials in America today, and why do we make so many of them? Just in the past few decades, thousands of new memorials, from permanent war memorials to temporary roadside memorials, have materialized in the American landscape. This talk focuses on contemporary American interests in memory, history, and public feelings, and the urgent desire to express them in public art and commemoration.
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