Public memory, digital media, and prison narratives at Robben Island

Rulon Wood, Julia Berger, Marouf Hasian

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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 the ways in which museum narratives may limit how visitors think about social justice in contemporary South Africa.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)173-197
Number of pages25
JournalESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies
Volume10
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Apartheid
  • Critical museum studies
  • Ethnography
  • Multimedia
  • South Africa

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