SOCIOL 4SS3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 24: Mnemonic, Gain Ground, Moral Panic
18 Dec 2019
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Models: objectivists (realists) suggest seeger was as admirable as he is perceived today, commendable, communist politics really represent american values, reputations reflect reality, truly a saint, moral ebullience. Virtual academic industry dedicated to the rehabilitation of the communist party: constructionist approach assumes collective memory is constructed and maintained by. Reputations are constructed as a way to make the past relevant to the present: can connect historical events to shared values. Having a positive reputation affects how a person is seen: some of an inds actions become inappropriate and sometimes they are just ignored, problematic if built on an oppositional stance, esp if commerated consensus hero (concept) 4 periods of reputation building: recognition, ruin, renown, and institutionalization. Remains active in social causes to this day. Almanac singers were criticized as subversive and attracted attention from fbi: disbanded although seeger was not known enough to achieve a negative reputation, he still remained on fbi files.
