Memory, Mediality, and the "Performative Turn".

The essay discusses the ways in which medieval Scandinavian texts, particularly literary and runic ones, were informed by collective memory, mediality, and performance. The author investigates the relationship between memory and performance in Norse rituals and memorials, including the runic inscrip...

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Published in:	Scandinavian Studies Vol. 85; no. 3; pp. 282 - 306
Main Author:	Mitchell, Stephen
Format:	Essay
Published:	University of Wisconsin Press Fall2013
Subjects:	Collective memory Performance theory Runes Norse inscriptions Sagas Media studies Rök stone inscription Civilization Scandinavia
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