Read Memorials Matter: Emotion, Environment, and Public Memory at American Historical Sites

Memorials Matter: Emotion, Environment, and Public Memory at American Historical Sites

Jennifer K. Ladino

4.9/5 (18482 ratings)

Description:From the sculptured peaks of Mount Rushmore to the Coloradan prairie lands at Sand Creek to the idyllic islands of the Pacific, the West’s signature environments add a new dimension to the study of memorials. In such diverse and often dramatic landscapes, how do the natural and built environments shape our emotions? In Memorials Matter, author Jennifer Ladino investigates the natural and physical environments of seven diverse National Park Service (NPS) sites in the American West and how they influence emotions about historical conflict and national identity. Chapters center around the region’s diverse inhabitants (Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, African, and Native Americans) and the variously traumatic histories these groups endured—histories of oppression, exploitation, incarceration, slavery, and genocide. Drawing on material ecocritical theory, Ladino emphasizes the ideological and political importance of memorials and how they evoke visceral responses that are not always explicitly “storied,” but nevertheless matter in powerful ways. In this unique blend of narrative scholarship and critical theory, Ladino demonstrates how these memorial sites and their surrounding landscapes, combined with written texts, generate emotion and shape our collective memory of traumatic events. She urges us to consider our everyday environments and to become attuned to features and feelings we might have otherwise overlooked. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Memorials Matter: Emotion, Environment, and Public Memory at American Historical Sites. To get started finding Memorials Matter: Emotion, Environment, and Public Memory at American Historical Sites, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1943859965

Description: From the sculptured peaks of Mount Rushmore to the Coloradan prairie lands at Sand Creek to the idyllic islands of the Pacific, the West’s signature environments add a new dimension to the study of memorials. In such diverse and often dramatic landscapes, how do the natural and built environments shape our emotions? In Memorials Matter, author Jennifer Ladino investigates the natural and physical environments of seven diverse National Park Service (NPS) sites in the American West and how they influence emotions about historical conflict and national identity. Chapters center around the region’s diverse inhabitants (Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, African, and Native Americans) and the variously traumatic histories these groups endured—histories of oppression, exploitation, incarceration, slavery, and genocide. Drawing on material ecocritical theory, Ladino emphasizes the ideological and political importance of memorials and how they evoke visceral responses that are not always explicitly “storied,” but nevertheless matter in powerful ways. In this unique blend of narrative scholarship and critical theory, Ladino demonstrates how these memorial sites and their surrounding landscapes, combined with written texts, generate emotion and shape our collective memory of traumatic events. She urges us to consider our everyday environments and to become attuned to features and feelings we might have otherwise overlooked. We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Memorials Matter: Emotion, Environment, and Public Memory at American Historical Sites. To get started finding Memorials Matter: Emotion, Environment, and Public Memory at American Historical Sites, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Memorials Matter: Emotion, Environment, and Public Memory at American Historical Sites

Memorials Matter: Emotion, Environment, and Public Memory at American Historical Sites

More Books

Reclaiming Nostalgia: Longing for Nature in American Literature

Reclaiming Nostalgia: Longing for Nature in American Literature

Experiencing War Memorials: Environment, Affect, and Public Memory (War, Memory, and Culture)

Experiencing War Memorials: Environment, Affect, and Public Memory (War, Memory, and Culture)

Planet Work: Rethinking Labor and Leisure in the Anthropocene

Planet Work: Rethinking Labor and Leisure in the Anthropocene

Reclaiming Nostalgia: Longing for Nature in American Literature (Under the Sign of Nature) by Ladino, Jennifer K. (2012) Paperback

Reclaiming Nostalgia: Longing for Nature in American Literature (Under the Sign of Nature) by Ladino, Jennifer K. (2012) Paperback

Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment: Volume 20, Issue 4, Autumn 2013

Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment: Volume 20, Issue 4, Autumn 2013