King Returns to Washington
Explorations of Memory, Rhetoric, and Politics in the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, History
| Author: | Jefferson Walker | ISBN: | 9781137589149 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | December 9, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jefferson Walker |
| ISBN: | 9781137589149 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | December 9, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Exploring the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial (King Memorial) in Washington, DC through a multi-faceted rhetorical analysis of the site's visual and textual components, Jefferson Walker reveals multiple critical, popular, privileged, and vernacular interpretations of the site and Dr. Martin Luther King's memory. Walker argues that the King Memorial and its related texts help to universalize and institutionalize King's ethos - creating a contentious rhetorical battleground where various people and organizations contest the "ownership" and use of King's memory. Walker uses these analyses to uncover how the site contributes to the public memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Exploring the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial (King Memorial) in Washington, DC through a multi-faceted rhetorical analysis of the site's visual and textual components, Jefferson Walker reveals multiple critical, popular, privileged, and vernacular interpretations of the site and Dr. Martin Luther King's memory. Walker argues that the King Memorial and its related texts help to universalize and institutionalize King's ethos - creating a contentious rhetorical battleground where various people and organizations contest the "ownership" and use of King's memory. Walker uses these analyses to uncover how the site contributes to the public memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
