LEADER 04046cam a22004818i 4500001 19068054 005 20161108141810.0 008 160426s2016 nyu b 001 0 eng 003 hubpceuo 010 2015045311 020 9780190604318 (paperback : acidfree paper) 020 9780190604301 (hardcover : acidfree paper) 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC 042 pcc 043 e-gx--- 050 00 DD881 |b.S57 2016 082 00 943/.155087 |223 100 1 Sonnevend, Julia, |eauthor. 242 |yeng 245 10 Stories without borders : |bthe Berlin Wall and the making of a global iconic event / |cJulia Sonnevend. 260 New York, N.Y. : |bOxford University Press, |c2016. 300 217 p. ; |c24 cm. 337 unmediated 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 1. Events in Media -- 2. Global Iconic Events : The Five Dimensions of Transnational Storytelling -- 3. Foundation -- 4. Mythologization -- 5. Condensation -- 6. Counter-narration -- 7. Remediation -- 8. Stories Without Borders : Thinking With Global Iconic Events -- Notes on Research Methods. 520 2 "An illustration of the ways in which people construct global iconic events through the case study of the fall of the Berlin Wall"-- 520 2 " How do stories of particular events turn into global myths, while others fade away? What becomes known and seen as a global iconic event? In Stories without Borders, Julia Sonnevend considers the ways in which we recount and remember news stories of historic significance. Focusing on journalists covering the fall of the Berlin Wall and on subsequent retellings of the event in a variety of ways--from Legoland reenactments to slabs of the Berlin Wall installed in global cities--Sonnevend discusses how certain events become built up so that people in many parts of the world remember them for long periods of time. She argues that five dimensions determine the viability and longevity of international news events. First, a foundational narrative must be established with certain preconditions. Next, the established narrative becomes universalized and a mythical message developed. This message is then condensed and encapsulated in a simple phrase, a short narrative, and a recognizable visual scene. Counter-narratives emerge that reinterpret events and in turn facilitate their diffusion across multiple media platforms and changing social and political contexts. Sonnevend examines these five elements through the developments of November 9, 1989--what came to be known as the fall of the Berlin Wall. Stories Without Borders concludes with a discussion of how global iconic events have an enduring effect on individuals and societies, pointing out that after common currencies, military alliances, and international courts have failed, stories may be all that we have to bring hope and unity"-- 650 0 Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 |xPress coverage. 650 0 Collective memory |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Transnationalism |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Journalism |xSocial aspects |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Journalism |xPolitical aspects |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Narration (Rhetoric) |xSocial aspects |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Narration (Rhetoric) |xPolitical aspects |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Storytelling |xSocial aspects |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Storytelling |xPolitical aspects |xHistory |y20th century. 776 08 |iOnline version:Sonnevend, Julia, author. |tStories without borders |dNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016] |z9780190604325 |w(DLC) 2016019889 942 |2ddc |cBK 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6943_000000000000000__155087_SON |70 |8GEN |981139OSA |bOSA |d2016-11-08 |eOSA |l0 |o943/.155087 SON |r2016-11-08 |w2016-11-08 |yBK |cGeneral Stacks 920 01 yozz9Jor 992 01 943_000000000000000__155087_SON |bQVW_ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ__YUUZRS_7BC 966 |cIn the Research Room