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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Historical reenactments."”.
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AFTERLIVES: (Gender)queer Photographic Self-Representation and Reenactment
… function as a series of identity-based historical reenactments, illustrated through performative use of the artist’s body and studio space. The photographs were intended for an exhibition that has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The thesis documents their current state, and …
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A Lost Cause Found: Vestiges of Old South Memory in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
… battlefields, museum exhibits, burial rituals, historical reenactments, paintings, and dramatic performances. These mnemonic sites and rituals throughout the Great Valley of Virginia serve to circulate a dominant and mythologized reading of the Civil War past, one that emphasizes the Lost Cause …
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Comparison of comprehension of historical information in first- and third-person museum interpretation.
Living history museums are realistic representations of the past where visitors encounter interpreters using artifacts and create a meaningful context for understanding history. However, little research has been done to determine how successful these museums are as a pedagogy for learning. This …
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By way of the highway: a collection of towers
… our culture. This explains our fascination with historical reenactments, dramatizations, wax museums, escalators, and Dysney main streets. All are hyper-realities which have taken over and become "more real” than the things they represent. They are “better” because they excite the senses and give …