Afterdays Media focuses on archaeological views of our contemporary culture. Artifacts, art, or cultural phenomena that picture us in the past tense.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Post-Apocalyptic Symbolism 101: Statue of Liberty

We have been destroying this symbol of early modern America in our popular culture for well over a century now….

Late 1800s

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2 comments:

  1. Don't forget Cloverfield from 2008.

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  2. Indeed. There were a number of other films after 2005 or so that featured a dead Liberty. Such things do tend to cycle...

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