Below is an event that I would like to encourage you to attend. It speaks to the theme of heritage and explores the relationship of public and academic history. I will offer extra credit in the form of a replacement for any blog comment assignment missed during the semester for those who attend (see me [...]
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November 4: Transforming Heritage Tourism: Gettysburg
For today, please read Jim Weeks, Gettysburg: Memory, Market, and an American Shrine. As directed in class, you should read your assigned section (either Phase One 1863-1884, Phase Two 1884-1920, or Phase Three 1920-1970) and Phase Four 1970-2000. Think about the ways in which the experience of the battle’s history in the earlier periods compared [...]
October 7: Living History / Colonial Williamsburg
Read the essay by Leon and Pratt on living history museums (Chapter 3) in History Museums in the United States and the short essay by Anders Greenspan on Colonial Williamsburg (available on ECR). Think about the benefits and limitations of living history museums and historic sites, particularly their use of first-person interpretation. In class we [...]
September 16: Heritage on Display: History for Tourists
Read Steven Hoelscher’s “‘Swisscapes’ on Main Street,” Chapter 6 in his book Heritage on Stage: The Invention of Ethnic Place in America’s Little Switzerland, available on Electronic Course Reserve. Today we continue our exploration of the ways in which Americans “get” their history. Like commemorative events and popular film, heritage tourism constructs a narrative about [...]
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