COMM 4601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Just War Theory, Canadian Nationalism, In Flanders Fields
19 Feb 2015
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What do you think the poppy has become: cultural symbol. So it is poppy as a flower used for remembrance, the poppy pin and even a logo of a poppy. Idea of depoliticized speech: beyond politics --- barthes myth. Poppy and memory boom: what is gwynn describing, thesis: canada became a country because of wwi. The poppy/ remembrance day has become a crucial pattern of english. Canadian nationalism: what does he think remembrance day has become, the need for remembrance day a memory of memory; reminds us of our roots o, think about our theories on both memory and nationalism. That whole generation they fought the war and created a strong economy. D-day commemorative lighter: marita sturken argues, that commercial product was commercialization of society in general but they are not empty artifacts for those who lived in this culture. Additional video clips: cbc digital archives --- d-day: the last just war.
