The present boom in popular history is not unprecedented. The contributions to this volume investigate peaks of historical interest which favour popular approaches from around 1800 to the present. They analyse the media, genres and institutions through which historical knowledge has been disseminated - from artefacts to the archive, from poetry to photography, from music to murals, and from periodicals to popular TV series. They ask how major traditions in the popular imagery of the past have evolved and changed over time. Cultural contexts covered in the book include Western and Southern Europe, the United States and West Africa. Contributors come from a range of disciplines, including history, literary and cultural studies, musicology as well as social and cultural anthropology.

About the Author
Barbara Korte is professor of English Literature at the University of Freiburg, Germany. Sylvia Paletschek is Professor of Modern History at the University of Freiburg, Germany.

Reviews
"Wie verschieden Formate und Formen popularer historischer Wissensvermittlung nach Gehalt und Geprage im Zeitverlauf sein koennen, das zeigen die Artikel des vorliegenden Sammelbandes ebenso nachdrucklich auf wie deren potentielle Rolle als Instanzen gesellschaftlicher und kultureller Demokratisierungs- und Pluralisierungsprozesse." Dietmar Huser, sehepunkte, 12/6 (2012) Reviewed in: Das Historisch-Politische Buch, 62/1 (2014), Ludger Heid



Book Information
ISBN 9783837620078
Author Barbara Korte
Format Paperback
Page Count 306
Imprint Transcript Verlag
Publisher Transcript Verlag
Weight(grams) 992g
Dimensions(mm) 23mm * 15mm * 2mm