Cultural Symbols, Myths, Artifacts and Processes in American Life

On this page you will find entries that deal with structuring myths or symbols of "America" or discussions of particular works of art, literature, media production, and social rituals related to "American" culture. Entries should contextualize and explain the relevance of the cultural form or process in relation to US history and/or social relations. Why si the phenomenon important to an understanding of "America?"

Fourth of July Celebrations

Minstrel Theatre

Race, Politics, Myth and Symbol in Post-Civil War America

Racial Formation in Modern American Cartoons

The American West on Television

The Myth of the Cowboy in the American Political Arena  

Television and the Gender Issue 

"American Gothic"

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