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Description

1. 217 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

1. "An illustration of the ways in which people construct global iconic events through the case study of the fall of the Berlin Wall"--
2. " How do stories of particular events turn into global myths, while others fade away? What becomes known and seen as a global iconic event? In Stories without Borders, Julia Sonnevend considers the ways in which we recount and remember news stories of historic significance. Focusing on journalists covering the fall of the Berlin Wall and on subsequent retellings of the event in a variety of ways--from Legoland reenactments to slabs of the Berlin Wall installed in global cities--Sonnevend discusses how certain events become built up so that people in many parts of the world remember them for long periods of time. She argues that five dimensions determine the viability and longevity of international news events. First, a foundational narrative must be established with certain preconditions. Next, the established narrative becomes universalized and a mythical message developed. This message is then condensed and encapsulated in a simple phrase, a short narrative, and a recognizable visual scene. Counter-narratives emerge that reinterpret events and in turn facilitate their diffusion across multiple media platforms and changing social and political contexts. Sonnevend examines these five elements through the developments of November 9, 1989--what came to be known as the fall of the Berlin Wall. Stories Without Borders concludes with a discussion of how global iconic events have an enduring effect on individuals and societies, pointing out that after common currencies, military alliances, and international courts have failed, stories may be all that we have to bring hope and unity"--

Subject

1. Berlin Wall (Germany : 1961-1989)
2. 1900-1999
3. Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 > Press coverage
4. Collective memory > History > 20th century
5. Transnationalism > History > 20th century
6. Journalism > Social aspects > History > 20th century
7. Journalism > Political aspects > History > 20th century
8. Narration (Rhetoric) > Social aspects > History > 20th century
9. Narration (Rhetoric) > Political aspects > History > 20th century
10. Storytelling > Social aspects > History > 20th century
11. Storytelling > Political aspects > History > 20th century
12. Collective memory
13. Journalism > Political aspects
14. Journalism > Social aspects
15. Narration (Rhetoric) > Political aspects
16. Narration (Rhetoric) > Social aspects
17. Press coverage
18. Storytelling > Political aspects
19. Storytelling > Social aspects
20. Transnationalism
21. Germany

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. 1. Events in Media -- 2. Global Iconic Events : The Five Dimensions of Transnational Storytelling -- 3. Foundation -- 4. Mythologization -- 5. Condensation -- 6. Counter-narration -- 7. Remediation -- 8. Stories Without Borders : Thinking With Global Iconic Events -- Notes on Research Methods.

Call number

1. JFE 17-553

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-202) and index.

Author

1. Sonnevend, Julia, author.

Title

1. Stories without borders : the Berlin Wall and the making of a global iconic event / Julia Sonnevend.

Publisher

1. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-202) and index.

Chronological term

1. 1900-1999

LCCN

1. 2015045311

ISBN

1. 9780190604301 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
2. 0190604301 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
3. 9780190604318 (paperback : acid-free paper)
4. 019060431X (paperback : acid-free paper)

Research call number

1. JFE 17-553