Yellow Ribbons and Remembrance
Mythic Symbols of the Gulf War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2274416 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa M Heilbronn (St. Lawrence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 151-178 |
| Publication date | 1994-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0245 • E-ISSN: 1475-682X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-682x.1994.tb00386.x |
| OpenAlex | W2009997136 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 9 |
The display of yellow ribbons during the Gulf War is analyzed as a form of social signification. Community displays, newspaper articles, editorials and letters, and the appearance of ribbons as commodities and in advertising campaigns are discussed. The study concludes that the legacy of the Vietnam War impelled citizens to create a fundamentally emotional message to troops and their families. Yellow ribbons, perceived as personal not political, emerged as the symbol of choice
Linguistics · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Symbol (formal) · History · Law · Philosophy · Photography and Visual Culture · Public Spaces through Art · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2010 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |