"The Almost Palpable Presence of the Past": Baseball Memory and Nostalgia at the End of the Century

Author:
Lisle, Benjamin Dylan , Department of English, University of Virginia
Advisors:
Howard, Alan, Department of English, University of Virginia
Balogh, Brian, Department of History, University of Virginia
Abstract:

The study considers the role of the past in the Baseball imagination and how a flattened sense of the past has been perpetuated in ballparks, uniforms, and memorabilia at the end of the twentieth century.

Degree:
MA (Master of Arts)
Notes:

Originally published on the XRoads site for the UVA American Studies program. Years range from 1995-2005. Content is captured at the level of functionality available on the date of capture.

Language:
English
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Issued Date:
2001