Public memory

appraising a monument, memorial, or museum in your community Write a well-organized essay of no less than 1000 words (approximately 4 double-spaced pages) appraising John Bodnar's Remaking America: Public Memory, Commemoration, and Patriotism in the Twentieth Century and a site of public memory or commemoration in your own community. What can Bodnar's work tell us about public memory, commemoration, and patriotism in the United States in the 21st century? Have public memorializations and commemorations continued to evolve (symbolically or concretely) since Remaking America was published? Have pivotal events in America's history, such as 9/11, changed the nature of public memory? What is the relationship of public memory and public commemoration to national identity in the United States today? Your essay should reference at least four reputable and appropriate sources in addition to Remaking America, and should address at least the following three broad themes: Public memory and its vernacular and official roles. Recommended length: about 1/4 of the overall paper. What is public memory? How is public memory created, commemorated, and memorialized? Who determines the content of public memory? How does it relate to other forms of memory and remembering? What makes public memory important or significant from a political perspective? Collective memory, public memory, and American national identity. Recommended length: about 1/4 of the overall paper.