The Kennedy Assassination

The Kennedy Assassination

by Peter Knight
ISBN-10:
1934110329
ISBN-13:
9781934110324
Pub. Date:
11/01/2007
Publisher:
University Press of Mississippi
ISBN-10:
1934110329
ISBN-13:
9781934110324
Pub. Date:
11/01/2007
Publisher:
University Press of Mississippi
The Kennedy Assassination

The Kennedy Assassination

by Peter Knight

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Overview

As a seminal event in late twentieth-century American history, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has permeated the American consciousness in a wide variety of ways. His death has long fascinated American writers, filmmakers, and artists. The Kennedy Assassination offers an authoritative, critical exploration of the many ways the event has been constructed in a range of discourses.

The book looks at a variety of historical, political, and cultural attempts to understand Kennedy's death. Representations include journalism from the time; historical accounts and memoirs; official investigations, government reports, and sociological inquiries; numerous conspiracy theories; novels, plays, and other works of literature; the Zapruder footage; and photography, avant-garde art, and Hollywood films.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781934110324
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Publication date: 11/01/2007
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 177
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter Knight is senior lecturer in American studies at the University of Manchester. He is author of Conspiracy Culture: From Kennedy to "The X-Files" and editor of Conspiracy Nation: The Politics of Paranoia in Postwar America, Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia, and Fakes and Forgeries.

Table of Contents


List of Illustrations     vii
Acknowledgements     ix
Introduction     1
Journalism     9
History     23
The Official Version     42
The Unofficial Version     75
Literature     105
Visual Culture and Film     133
Conclusion     162
Further Reading     165
Bibliography     167
Index     175
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