Public Places

Hyden and Sheckels achieve their goal of "exploring fascinating places," with important implications for rhetorical analysis, historical understanding, and interdisciplinary connections. This insightful, informative, and enjoyable volume explores a bevy of politically significant sites, from 9/11 memorials to the PNC Park in Pittsburgh, from Chicago parks to the Johnstown flood, from Lincoln to Jim Thorpe—and more. -- Kathleen J. Turner, past president, National Communication Association
Public Places: Sites of Political Communication is an excellent addition to the growing field of memory studies. Carl T. Hyden and Theodore F. Sheckels offer a valuable extension of the work accomplished by communication scholars of public memory sites by applying their thoughtful heuristic to an eclectic choice of locations. Their research offers approaches into understanding the politics (power relations) for each of their fourteen case studies and is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students. -- Teresa Bergman, University of the Pacific
Public Places offers a refreshing look at the field of memory studies by exploring a diverse range of sites, many of which are receiving scholarly attention for the first time. Through their careful analysis, Hyden & Sheckels have made an invaluable contribution to the field of memory studies in general and to political communication in particular that will encourage scholarly attention to sites of memory for years to come. -- Todd A. Allen, Grove City College