Advertising and Public Memory
Social, Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Ghost Signs
By Leanne White, Sam Roberts, Stefan Schutt | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
This is the first scholarly collection to examine the social and cultural aspects on the worldwide interest in the faded remains of advertising signage (popularly known as ‘ghost signs’). Contributors to this volume examine the complex relationships between the signs and those who commissioned them, painted them, viewed them and view them today. Topics covered include cultural memory, urban change, modernity and belonging, local history and place-making, the crowd-sourced use of online mobile and social media to document and share digital artefacts, ‘retro’ design and the resurgence in interest in the handmade. The book is international and interdisciplinary, combining academic analysis and critical input from practitioners and researchers in areas such as cultural studies, destination marketing, heritage advertising, design, social history and commercial archaeology.
Editions of Advertising and Public Memory
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317389125
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- ISBN 9781317389132
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This is the first scholarly collection to examine the social and cultural aspects on the worldwide interest in the faded remains of advertising signage (popularly known as ‘ghost signs’). Contributors to this volume examine the complex relationships between the signs and those who commissioned them, painted them, viewed them and view them today. Topics covered include cultural memory, urban change, modernity and belonging, local history and place-making, the crowd-sourced use of online mobile and social media to document and share digital artefacts, ‘retro’ design and the resurgence in interest in the handmade. The book is international and interdisciplinary, combining academic analysis and critical input from practitioners and researchers in areas such as cultural studies, destination marketing, heritage advertising, design, social history and commercial archaeology.
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What is Advertising and Public Memory about?
This is the first scholarly collection to examine the social and cultural aspects on the worldwide interest in the faded remains of advertising signage (popularly known as ‘ghost signs’). Contributors to this volume examine the complex relationships between the signs and those who commissioned them, painted them, viewed them and view them today. Topics covered include cultural memory, urban change, modernity and belonging, local history and place-making, the crowd-sourced use of online mobile and social media to document and share digital artefacts, ‘retro’ design and the resurgence in interest in the handmade. The book is international and interdisciplinary, combining academic analysis and critical input from practitioners and researchers in areas such as cultural studies, destination marketing, heritage advertising, design, social history and commercial archaeology.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Advertising and Public Memory?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Cultural and media studies > Cultural studies
Where can I read a sample of Advertising and Public Memory?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317389125
Is Advertising and Public Memory part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Advertising and Public Memory?
Leanne White, Sam Roberts, Stefan Schutt
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Advertising and Public Memory is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317389125) and pdf(ISBN 9781317389132)