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Public memory, digital media, and prison narratives at Robben Island
La mémoire publique, les médias numériques et les récits de la prison à Robben Island
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Abstract In this article, the authors analyze face-to-face and interactive tours of Robben Island, South Africa. Using ethnographic and rhetorical research methods, they consider the ways in which the Island employs themes of triumph over oppression as a form of nation building. In addition, they consider th... view more
In this article, the authors analyze face-to-face and interactive tours of Robben Island, South Africa. Using ethnographic and rhetorical research methods, they consider the ways in which the Island employs themes of triumph over oppression as a form of nation building. In addition, they consider the ways in which museum narratives may limit how visitors think about social justice in contemporary South Africa.... view less
Keywords
collective memory; coming to terms with the past; museum; ethnography; apartheid; tourism; multimedia; Republic of South Africa
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
Critical Museum Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 173-197
Journal
ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies, 10 (2017) 1
ISSN
1775-352X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed