Linda Levitt

Culture, Celebrity, and the Cemetery (eBook, ePUB)

Hollywood Forever

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on an analysis of the articulation and performance of commemoration, Levitt examines how the cemetery leverages its rich resources to draw visitors and the diverse ways in which visitors interact with the cemetery, considering the influence of celebrity culture, fandoms, and cinema culture. Combining ethnographic research with cultural analysis, the book situates Hollywood Forever in the context of cemetery development in the United States and argues that touristic visits to cemeteries more generally have become similar to visits to more traditional memorials. Providing more than just a critical analysis of this fascinating cemetery as a landscape of famous death, Levitt coherently weaves the theme of cultural memory and meaning-making throughout every chapter.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429880384
• Artikelnr.: 56842426

Autorenporträt

Linda Levitt is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at F. Austin State University, USA. Her research is focused at the intersection of cultural memory and media studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction: Locating Cultural Memory
2. From Gardens to Gloom, Toward Grandeur
3. The Celebrity Cemetery
4. On the Mausoleum Wall
5. Skeletons, Marigolds, and Sugar Skulls
6. Conclusion: Expanding the Scope
Index