Opzien tegen modernisering. Denkbeelden over Amerika en Nederlandse identiteit in het publieke debat over media, 1919-1989

This thesis analyzes depictions of America and the construction of Dutch identity in Dutch public debates between 1919 and 1989. It focuses on debates on media, for the twentieth century not only was ‘the American century’, but also a media century—both were intertwined. I describe how the Dutch responded to cinema (1919-1939), portable radio (1950-1969), and television quizzes (1950-1989). By looking into public debates on media, this dissertation pinpoints how contemporaries expressed ideas about a supposed Dutch identity and to what degree they used America as an ‘Other’ in the process. In... Mehr ...