LEADER 03087cam 2200517Ii 4500001 on1164146266 003 OCoLC 005 20201113043207.0 006 m o d 007 cr unu|||||||| 008 200709s2020 ncu obm 000 0 eng d 035 (Sirsi) o1164146266 035 (OCoLC)1164146266 040 ERE |beng |erda |cERE |dOCLCO |dERE |dUtOrBLW 049 EREE 090 VK1259 100 1 Hall, Thomas, |eauthor. |=^A312667 245 10 Which night to remember? : |bwhy some maritime disasters live longer in public memory than others / |cby Thomas Hall. 264 1 [Greenville, N.C.] : |b[East Carolina University], |c2020. 300 115 pages 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 computer |bc |2rdamedia 338 online resource |bcr |2rdacarrier 347 text file |bDOCX |c260.1 KB |2rda 538 System requirements: Microsoft Word. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 502 |bHistory |cEast Carolina University |d2020. 500 Presented to the faculty of the Department of History 500 Advisor: Gerald J. Prokopowicz 500 Title from PDF t.p. (viewed November 13, 2020). 520 3 This thesis compares twelve maritime disasters from the twentieth century in order to determine why some are kept longer in public memory than others and why some are largely forgotten. No apparent correlation was found between objective statistical factors such as the size and speed of the ship, or the number of lives lost, and the strength of public memory of the ship's loss. Detailed study of three cases (Titanic, Andrea Doria and Empress of Ireland) revealed a set of factors that help explain different levels of public memory. These include the presence of celebrities aboard sinking ships; how "impossible" it is for disaster to befall a particular ship; the countries to which the ships belonged; the prior fame of the ships involved; the consequences of their sinkings on their industry's safety regulations; the historical context of the disasters; and political repercussions. Of these, the first two factors are the most significant to explain the level of fame certain maritime disasters hold. 504 Includes bibliographical references. 650 0 Shipwrecks |xHistory |y20th century. |=^A19719 610 20 Titanic (Steamship) |xHistory. |=^A16822 610 20 Andrea Doria (Steamship) |xHistory. |=^A67984 610 20 Empress of Ireland (Steamship) |xHistory. |=^A1412710 650 0 Memory |xSociological aspects. |=^A1167293 700 1 Prokopowicz, Gerald J., |edegree supervisor. |=^A486489 710 2 East Carolina University. |bDepartment of History. |=^A636991 856 40 |zAccess via ScholarShip |uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/8576 949 |owjh 994 C0 |bERE 596 1 4 998 5336176