The Construction and Dynamics of Cultural Icons / / ed. by Marieke Winkler, Erica Boven.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2021
• MitwirkendeR: Akker, Paul van den,; Boven, Erica van,; Brock, Maria,; Bruijn, Pieter de,; Delhey, Yvonne,; Inklaar, Frank,; Jones, Meghen,; Kumpf Baele, Kirsten E.,; Lopes, Rui,; Oosterholt, Jan,; Vincendeau, Ginette,; Winkler, Marieke,
• HerausgeberIn: Boven, Erica,; Winkler, Marieke,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage and Memory Studies ; 12
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (238 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Introduction --; I. People --; The Iconization and Mythologization of Byron’s Life and Work in Nineteenth- Century Netherlands and Europe --; Lenin as Cultural Icon --; Brigitte Bardot: The Making, Recycling, and Afterlife of an Icon --; II. Places --; The Renaissance at a Glance --; Iconic City Thrillers --; City Branding --; III. Objects --; National Treasure Tea Bowls as Cultural Icons in Modern Japan --; What to Lea(f) In, What to Lea(f) Out --; Exploring the Iconic in History Museums --; Hitler Goes Pop --; Author Biographies --; Index of Names
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9789048550838; 9783110743227; 9783110743357; 9783110754001; 9783110753776; 9783110754087; 9783110753851
• DOI: 10.1515/9789048550838?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Marieke Winkler, Erica Boven.

Departing from the present need for cultural models within the public debate, this volume offers a new contribution to the study of cultural icons. From the traditional religious icon to the modern mass media icon, from the recognizable visual icon to the complex entanglement of image and collective narratives: The Construction and Dynamics of Cultural Icons offers an overview of existing theories, compares different definitions and proposes a comprehensive view on the icon and the iconic. Focusing in particular on the making of iconic representations and their changing social-cultural meanings through time, scholars from cultural memory studies, art history and literary studies present concrete operationalizations of the ways different types of cultural icons can be studied.