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

Rulon Wood; Julia Berger; Marouf Hasian

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

Rulon Wood
, Julia Berger
, Marouf Hasian

Boise State University
University of Utah

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	173-197
Number of pages	25
Journal	ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies
Volume	10
Issue number	1
State	Published - 2017

Keywords

Apartheid
Critical museum studies
Ethnography
Multimedia
South Africa

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