This book offers the first in-depth investigation of souvenirs from the Roman Empire commemorating places, people, and spectacles. Straddling spheres of religion, spectacle, leisure, and politics, souvenirs offer a unique resource for exploring the experiences, interests, imagin…
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In this book, Maggie Popkin offers an in-depth investigation of souvenirs, a type of ancient Roman object that has been understudied and that is unfamiliar to many people. Souvenirs commemorated places, people, and spectacles in the Roman Empire. Straddling the spheres of religi…
In this book, Maggie Popkin offers an in-depth investigation of souvenirs, a type of ancient Roman object that has been understudied and that is unfamiliar to many people. Souvenirs commemorated places, people, and spectacles in the Roman Empire. Straddling the spheres of religi…
Introduction: Souvenirs of the Roman Empire -- Souvenirs of cult statues -- Souvenirs of cities and sites -- Memory, knowledge, and cultural affinities -- Souvenirs of the circus and arena -- Souvenirs of the theater -- Imagining the Roman Empire -- Conclusion: Rethinking Rome. …
"This book offers the first in-depth investigation of souvenirs from the Roman Empire commemorating places, people, and spectacles. Straddling spheres of religion, spectacle, leisure, and politics, souvenirs offer a unique resource for exploring the experiences, interests, imagi…
"This book offers the first in-depth investigation of souvenirs from the Roman Empire commemorating places, people, and spectacles. Straddling spheres of religion, spectacle, leisure, and politics, souvenirs offer a unique resource for exploring the experiences, interests, imagi…
'Destinations in Mind' explores how objects depicting distant places helped Romans understand their vast empire.
On the road : from Gades to Rome on the itinerary cups -- At the Games : charioteers and gladiators on spectacle cups -- On the border : Hadrian's wall on the Fort Pans -- By the sea : Baiae and Puteoli on the Bay Bottles. "Destinations in Mind explores how objects depicting di…
"Destinations in Mind explores how objects depicting distant sites helped Romans understand their vast empire. At a time when many cities were written about but only a few were represented in art, four distinct sets of artifacts circulated new information. Engraved silver cups l…
"Destinations in Mind explores how objects depicting distant sites helped Romans understand their vast empire. At a time when many cities were written about but only a few were represented in art, four distinct sets of artifacts circulated new information. Engraved silver cups l…
A study of the Ellis Island museum, its gift shop, and the Statue of Liberty form the basis of reflections on sex, nation, and immigration.
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A study of the Ellis Island museum, its gift shop, and the Statue of Liberty form the basis of reflections on sex, nation, and immigration.
Erica Rand provides a study of the Ellis Island Museum, its gift shop and the Statue of Liberty. By reflecting on what is on display and what is not at these two monuments, she focuses on whose heritage is honoured and whose is ignored.
Sturken argues that over the past two decades, Americans have responded to national trauma through consumerism, kitsch sentiment, and tourist practices in ways that reveal a tenacious investment in the idea of America's innocence.
