Iconspicuous Revolution of 1989: Culture and Contingency in the Making of Political Icons

BARTMANSKI, Dominik Maksymilian. Iconspicuous Revolution of 1989: Culture and Contingency in the Making of Political Icons. In Iconic Power. Materiality and Meaning in Social Life. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, p. 39-65. Cultural Sociology Series. ISBN 978-0-230-34005-3.

Basic information

Original name

Iconspicuous Revolution of 1989: Culture and Contingency in the Making of Political Icons

Name in Czech

Ikonická revoluce 1989: Kultura a alternativa ve vytváření politických ikon

Authors

BARTMANSKI, Dominik Maksymilian (616 Poland, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

New York, Iconic Power. Materiality and Meaning in Social Life, p. 39-65, 27 pp. Cultural Sociology Series, 2012

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

50000 5. Social Sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/12:00061821

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

ISBN

978-0-230-34005-3

Keywords (in Czech)

political icons; revolution 1989; iconic capital

Keywords in English

politické ikony; revoluce 1989; ikonický kapitál

Tags

sociology

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Abstract

V originále

Author in the chapter argues that the naturalized, universalized image of historical inevitability and political meaningfulness it conveys is exactly that - image. But it is not just an image. It is a powerful icon. Different imageries have serious epistemic consequences. Bartmanski delineate these consequences and link them to cultural conditions of iconic power. The value of the case inheres in its potential to yield generalized insights into a broader issue, namely how icons work in society.