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Stories without borders : the Berlin Wall and the making of a global iconic event /

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How do stories of particular events turn into global myths, while others fade away? What becomes known and seen as a global iconic event? In Stories without Borders, Julia Sonnevend considers the ways in which we recount and remember news stories of historic significance. Focusing on journalists cov...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sonnevend, Julia (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 > Press coverage.
Collective memory > History > 20th century.
Transnationalism > History > 20th century.
Journalism > Social aspects > History > 20th century.
Journalism > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
Narration (Rhetoric) > Social aspects > History > 20th century.
Narration (Rhetoric) > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
Storytelling > Social aspects > History > 20th century.
Storytelling > Political aspects > History > 20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Events in Media
  • 2. Global Iconic Events : The Five Dimensions of Transnational Storytelling
  • 3. Foundation
  • 4. Mythologization
  • 5. Condensation
  • 6. Counter-narration
  • 7. Remediation
  • 8. Stories Without Borders : Thinking With Global Iconic Events
  • Notes on Research Methods.