Public Culture: Diversity, Democracy, and Community in the United States Book

Preface Why public culture? Marguerite S. Shaffer Shaffer, Marguerite S.

What is public culture? : agency and contested meaning in American culture - an introduction Mary Kupiec Cayton Cayton, Mary Kupiec 1

1 Looking for the public in time and space : the case of the Los Angeles Plaza from the eighteenth century to the present Mary P. Ryan Ryan, Mary P. 29

2 Remembrance, contestation, excavation : the work of memory in Oklahoma City, the Washita battlefield, and the Tulsa race riot Edward T. Linenthal Linenthal, Edward T. 52

3 Public sentiments and the American remembrance of World War II John Bodnar Bodnar, John 67

4 Sponsorship and snake oil : medicine shows and contemporary public culture Susan Strasser Strasser, Susan 91

5 Entertainment wars : television culture after 9/11 Lynn Spigel Spigel, Lynn 114

6 Screening pornography Wendy Hui Kyong Chun Chun, Wendy Hui Kyong 143

7 The billboard war : gender, commerce, and public space Catherine Gudis Gudis, Catherine 171

8 The social space of shopping : mobilizing dreams for public culture Sharon Zukin Zukin, Sharon 199

9 Gates, barriers, and the rise of affinity : parsing public-private space in postindustrial America Hal Rothman Rothman, Hal 219

10 To serve the living : the public and civic identity of African American funeral directors Suzanne Smith Smith, Suzanne 249

11 Denizenship as transnational practice Racehl Ida Buff Buff, Racehl Ida 263

12 The queen's mirrors : public identity and the process of transformation in Cincinnati, Ohio Mary E. Frederickson Frederickson, Mary E. 273

Epilogue Pitfalls and promises : wither the "public" in America? Sheila L. CroucherCroucher, Sheila L. 303

Notes 315

List of contributors 363

Index 367