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Stories Without Borders

Julia Sonnevend
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      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 Wallinstalled 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 establishedwith 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 tobe 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 thatwe have to bring hope and unity.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Julia Sonnevend EAN: 9780190604301 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 470 g HEIGHT: 237 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2016-10-27 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Germany, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies WIDTH: 165 cm SPINE:

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      Communication studies, Cultural studies, Media studies

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      Julia Sonnevend is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan.
      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 Wallinstalled 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 establishedwith 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 tobe 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 thatwe have to bring hope and unity.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Julia Sonnevend EAN: 9780190604301 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 470 g HEIGHT: 237 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2016-10-27 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Germany, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies WIDTH: 165 cm SPINE:

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      Communication studies, Cultural studies, Media studies

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      Julia Sonnevend is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan.

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