Public memory and private grief: The construction of shrines at the sites of public tragedy

Quarterly Journal of Speech

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 150-170

  Jorgensen Earp, Cheryl R ^a   Lanzilotti, Lori A ^a  

^a Lynchburg College in Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Commemoration; Cultural meta narrative; Mourning rituals; Public memory; Shrines

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043074466     PISSN: 00335630     EISSN: 14795779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00335639809384211     Document Type: Article

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