The American Uses of History
Basiuk, Tomasz / Mazur, Krystyna / Ku¿ma-Markowska, Sylwia
This collection of essays in American Studies investigates how American cultural production intersects with public memory. The contributions present the results of diverse fields of research. While most are literary analyses, others focus on film, art works, monuments, and other means by which public memory is shaped. The essays in this collection also analyze travel writings, records of political history, and the ways American agricultural la...