Land of the free'? Circulating human rights and narrated lives in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4784409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sidonie Smith (University of Michigan, corresponding author), Kay Schaffer (0000-0002-9495-1581, The University of Adelaide, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 263-284 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative American Studies An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1477-5700 • E-ISSN: 1741-2676 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1177/14775700030013002 |
| OpenAlex | W2075740971 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
In the 50 years during which human rights has gained an international currency, personal narratives have become one of the most potent vehicles for advancing human rights claims. This is particularly true in the United States where personal narratives attesting to human rights violations frequently gain wide exposure through mass publication and publicity, media circulation, and global information flows. This article explores the circulation of human rights narratives in the United States, examining some of the ways that stories enter into public discourse through published life narratives, television talk shows, news reports, campus lectures and publicity tours, websites, and the like, and are taken up by popular and academic audiences, spurring debates within the fields of legal and political theory, international relations, religion, morality and ethics, often far removed from the originating event or site of human rights violation. The article considers the many intended and unintended effects of this circulation on storytellers, their audiences, and the campaigns they represent
Human rights · Literature · Mass media · Media studies · Morality · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Publicity · Sociology · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |