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oapen-20.500.12657-314562021-04-30T10:16:26Z The Myths That Made America Paul, Heike Literature America Culture Myth Literature History American Studies Cultural Studies American History Introduction Christopher Columbus Melting pot Puritans bic Book Industry Communication::D Literature & literary studies::DS Literature: history & criticism::DSB Literary studies: general This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational myths upon which the nation is based and which still determine discussions of US-American identities today. These myths include the myth of »discovery,« the Pocahontas myth, the myth of the Promised Land, the myth of the Founding Fathers, the melting pot myth, the myth of the West, and the myth of the self-made man. The chapters provide extended analyses of each of these myths, using examples from popular culture, literature, memorial culture, school books, and every-day life. Including visual material as well as study questions, this book will be of interest to any student of American studies and will foster an understanding of the United States of America as an imagined community by analyzing the foundational role of myths in the process of nation building. 2017-03-01 23:55:55 2020-03-17 03:00:31 2020-04-01T13:35:54Z 2020-04-01T13:35:54Z 2014-08-15 book 627790 OCN: 890000654 9783839414859 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31456 eng American Culture Studies application/pdf n/a 627790.pdf transcript Verlag 10.14361/transcript.9783839414859 100469 10.14361/transcript.9783839414859 b30a6210-768f-42e6-bb84-0e6306590b5c b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783839414859 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Bielefeld, Germany 100469 KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational myths upon which the nation is based and which still determine discussions of US-American identities today. These myths include the myth of »discovery,« the Pocahontas myth, the myth of the Promised Land, the myth of the Founding Fathers, the melting pot myth, the myth of the West, and the myth of the self-made man. The chapters provide extended analyses of each of these myths, using examples from popular culture, literature, memorial culture, school books, and every-day life. Including visual material as well as study questions, this book will be of interest to any student of American studies and will foster an understanding of the United States of America as an imagined community by analyzing the foundational role of myths in the process of nation building.
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