Making a production out of it: 'Victory at Sea' and American remembering
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The National Broadcasting Company's 'Victory at Sea' has come to represent World War II for many Americans. The television classic, the first of its kind, with its impressive film, music and narration helped people experience the war. The history of its creation is traces the commodification of the memory of the war. The spin-offs from the TV programs included a book and a musical soundtrack.
Publication Name: Prospects
Subject: Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
ISSN: 0361-2333
Year: 1997
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Ushering in the Millennium, or how an American city reversed the past and single-handedly inaugurated the end-time
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Salem Witch Trials Tercentenary Committee's efforts to reinterpret history and create a tourism center in Salem ignored the true meaning of the 1692 witch trials. The Committee's memorial and award do not acknowledge the responsibility of individuals for the injustices of the witch trial. The efforts of the city leaders to redefine the city's past is commercially motivated.
Publication Name: Prospects
Subject: Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
ISSN: 0361-2333
Year: 1997
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