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University of California – Riverside

1. Solso, Allison Elizabeth. Beyond Memento Mori: Understanding American Religions Through Roadside Shrines.

Degree: Religious Studies, 2015, University of California – Riverside

URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/5xm7w368

► Using Daniele Hervieu-Leger's concept of a "chain of memory," this dissertation argues that creating roadside shrines to the deceased constitutes unique religious behavior, allowing collective… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Religion; American studies; American; Liminality; Memorials; Memory; Roadside; Shrine

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Solso, A. E. (2015). Beyond Memento Mori: Understanding American Religions Through Roadside Shrines. (Thesis). University of California – Riverside. Retrieved from http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/5xm7w368

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Solso, Allison Elizabeth. “Beyond Memento Mori: Understanding American Religions Through Roadside Shrines.” 2015. Thesis, University of California – Riverside. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/5xm7w368.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Solso, Allison Elizabeth. “Beyond Memento Mori: Understanding American Religions Through Roadside Shrines.” 2015. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Solso AE. Beyond Memento Mori: Understanding American Religions Through Roadside Shrines. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of California – Riverside; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/5xm7w368.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Solso AE. Beyond Memento Mori: Understanding American Religions Through Roadside Shrines. [Thesis]. University of California – Riverside; 2015. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/5xm7w368

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Michigan State University

2. Flagg, Lisa A. For all the brothas who ain't here : roadside memorials as African American material culture and performance in Detroit.

Degree: 2013, Michigan State University

URL: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:254

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Thesis Ph. D. Michigan State University. Anthropology 2013.

ABSTRACTFOR ALL THE BROTHAS WHO AIN'T HERE: ROADSIDE MEMORIALS AS AFRICAN AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE IN… (more)

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Thesis Ph. D. Michigan State University. Anthropology 2013.

ABSTRACTFOR ALL THE BROTHAS WHO AIN'T HERE: ROADSIDE MEMORIALS AS AFRICAN AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE AND PERFORMANCE IN DETROITByLisa A. FlaggIn urban cities throughout the United States, roadside memorials have become a common symbol of public commemoration for persons who have died tragically in public places. I define roadside or spontaneous memorials as collections of physical objects or material symbols organized in an orderly or seemingly haphazard fashion, with the intent of performing mourning, grieving, or commemorating rites for persons who have died tragically. In some instances, grieving family and friends of the deceased create these memorials. In other cases, like those linked to the Oklahoma City bombing and the tragedy of 9/11, persons unknown to one another or even the deceased, may erect or contribute to a shrine in mourning, to commemorate the dead, and to sympathize with the living, as well as offer empathy for the surviving family. These memorials range from the simple to the elaborate and may appear orderly or haphazard. Mourners leave material items that vary in size and makeup and often include but are not limited to crosses, photographs, flowers, written messages, candles, toys, and single, or multiple collections of teddy bears. Despite differences in makeup, roadside memorials are similar in that they mediate tragedies that occurred within the public realm and they emphasize the sacredness of the spaces where they stand. Detroit, Michigan, the location of this study, has a considerable population of these memorials and as this study will illustrate, local residents have unofficially accepted roadside memorial constructions as both a ritual and a testament of mourning. My research questions are: Are Blacks becoming less religious in their responses to tragic public mourning? In what ways do roadside memorials in Detroit contribute to African American democratic participation in the public sphere? In what ways do Black Detroiters view their rights to uses of public space? Lastly, in what ways could economics contribute to African American participations in roadside memorial making in Detroit? This research was conducted over 3 years of fieldwork, where a total of 17 memorials were photographed and monitored for material changes. Some of the memorials have lasted throughout the duration of the study, while others have been physically removed, and still others have been late additions during the final year of study. My theoretical approach is rooted in David Prown's material culture theory using an interpretive method of analysis as well as Jürgen Habermas' conceptualization of the public sphere. This study seeks to contribute to both the growing literatures on roadside memorials and African American history and culture.

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Advisors/Committee Members: Norder, John, Howard, Heather, Pugh, Judy, Reese, Laura.

Subjects/Keywords: Roadside memorials – Michigan – Detroit – Longitudinal studies; African Americans – Material culture – Michigan – Detroit; Roadside memorials – Michigan – Detroit – Religious aspects; Roadside memorials – United States; Memorialization – United States; Roadside memorials; Memorialization; African Americans – Material culture; African American studies; Cultural anthropology; Black studies

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Flagg, L. A. (2013). For all the brothas who ain't here : roadside memorials as African American material culture and performance in Detroit. (Thesis). Michigan State University. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:254

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Flagg, Lisa A. “For all the brothas who ain't here : roadside memorials as African American material culture and performance in Detroit.” 2013. Thesis, Michigan State University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:254.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Flagg, Lisa A. “For all the brothas who ain't here : roadside memorials as African American material culture and performance in Detroit.” 2013. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Flagg LA. For all the brothas who ain't here : roadside memorials as African American material culture and performance in Detroit. [Internet] [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:254.

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Council of Science Editors:

Flagg LA. For all the brothas who ain't here : roadside memorials as African American material culture and performance in Detroit. [Thesis]. Michigan State University; 2013. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:254

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University of Florida

3. Zimmerman, Mark S. Temporary solution presents in memory : a mobile memorial.

Degree: 2010, University of Florida

URL: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00001416

My project celebrates the memorial: past, present, and future. The roadside

Subjects/Keywords: Art photography; Arts; Funerals; Gestures; Memorials; Roadside; Roadside memorials; Trailers; Travel; Trucks; City of Gainesville ( local )

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Zimmerman, M. S. (2010). Temporary solution presents in memory : a mobile memorial. (Thesis). University of Florida. Retrieved from https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00001416

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Zimmerman, Mark S. “Temporary solution presents in memory : a mobile memorial.” 2010. Thesis, University of Florida. Accessed January 22, 2021. https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00001416.

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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Zimmerman, Mark S. “Temporary solution presents in memory : a mobile memorial.” 2010. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Zimmerman MS. Temporary solution presents in memory : a mobile memorial. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Florida; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00001416.

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Council of Science Editors:

Zimmerman MS. Temporary solution presents in memory : a mobile memorial. [Thesis]. University of Florida; 2010. Available from: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00001416

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Australian National University

4. Hollow, Rosemary. How nations mourn:the memorialisation and management of contemporary atrocity sites .

Degree: 2010, Australian National University

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/105353

► Terrorism and atrocities have scarred the public memory in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Three atrocities, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the 1996… (more)

▼ Terrorism and atrocities have scarred the public memory in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Three atrocities, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, the 1996 massacre at Port Arthur Historic Site in Tasmania, Australia, and the 2002 Bali bombings, had a significant impact on the communities they most affected. How did the differing governments and communities at these sites respond to the sudden loss of life? How were the competing agendas of these groups managed ? Are there shared and distinctive characteristics in the memorialisation of atrocitites across these countries at the turn of the millenium? In responding to these questions, this study analyses cultural differences in memorialisation at contemporary atrocity sites. It examines the differing responses at the case study sites to the planning and the timing of memorials, the engagement of those affected, the memorial designs and the management of the memorials, including tributes. It is an original comparative study of contemporary memorialisation by a heritage professional directly involved in the management of memorials at contemporary atrocity sites. The original research includes the identification of the role the internet in contemporary memorialisation, an in-depth analysis of the memorialisation of the 1996 massacre at Port Arthur Historic Site, and the memorialisation in Bali and across Australia of the 2002 Bali bombings. It extends the current scholarship on the memorialisation of the Oklahoma City bombing through identifying the impact of the internet in the memorialisation and in the timeframe of the analysis through to the 15th anniversary in 2010. The comparative analysis of the management of tributes at all the sites identified issues not previously considered in Australian scholarship: that tributes and the response to them is part of the memorialisation and management of contemporary atrocity sites. A combined research method based on an interpretive social science approach was adopted. A range of methodogies were used, including literature reviews, analysis of electronic material, site visits, unstructured in-depth interviews, and participant-observation at memorial services. Studies on history, memory and memorialisation provided the framework for my analysis and led to an original proposal, that all three sites have shared histories of the memorialisation of war and ‘missing’ memorialisation. These shared histories, I argue, strengthened the justification for this comparative study. This comparative study identified differences across the case study countries in the designs of the built memorials, in legislation enacted after the atrocities, the responses to the perpetrators, the marking of anniversaries, and in the management of tributes left at the sites. These…

Subjects/Keywords: Port Arthur Historic Site; Port Arthur massacre; Port Arthur 1996; Huon Pine Cross; Port Arthur anniversary services; interpretation of massacres; interpretation of difficult stories; tributes; offerings at memorials; spontaneous memorials; Martin Bryant; Gun control; National Firearms Agreement; Oklahoma City; Oklahoma City bombing; Oklahoma City 1995; Oklahoma City National Memorial; World Trade Centre; September 11 2001; 9/11; World Trade Centre Memorial; Vietnam Veterans Memorial; Bali bombings; 2002 Bali bombings; Kuta bombings; Bali memorials; Kuta Memorial; Bali memorials in Australia; war memorials in Bali; terrorism; history and memory; tributes; offerings at memorials; dark tourism; memorials; massacre sites; internet and memorials; war memorials; roadside memorials; online memorials; memorial museums; commemoration; traumascapes; cultural memory

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APA (6^th Edition):

Hollow, R. (2010). How nations mourn:the memorialisation and management of contemporary atrocity sites . (Thesis). Australian National University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1885/105353

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Hollow, Rosemary. “How nations mourn:the memorialisation and management of contemporary atrocity sites .” 2010. Thesis, Australian National University. Accessed January 22, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/105353.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Hollow, Rosemary. “How nations mourn:the memorialisation and management of contemporary atrocity sites .” 2010. Web. 22 Jan 2021.

Vancouver:

Hollow R. How nations mourn:the memorialisation and management of contemporary atrocity sites . [Internet] [Thesis]. Australian National University; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 22]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/105353.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Hollow R. How nations mourn:the memorialisation and management of contemporary atrocity sites . [Thesis]. Australian National University; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/105353

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

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