King returns to Washington : explorations of memory, rhetoric, and politics in the Martin Luther King, Jr. national memorial
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King returns to Washington : explorations of memory, rhetoric, and politics in the Martin Luther King, Jr. national memorial
（Palgrave studies in cultural heritage and conflict / series editors, Ihab Saloul, Rob van de Laarse, and Britt Baillie）（Palgrave pivot）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2016
1st ed
- : hardback
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Includes index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. "Building the Dream": A Historical-Contextual Analysis of the King Memorial
3. The Rhetorical Form and Force of the King Memorial
4. Interpretation, Politicization, and Institutionalization: A Rhetorical Analysis of the King Memorial's Dedication Ceremony
5. Conclusion
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