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Living history : effective costumed interpretation and enactment at museums and historic sites

Title
Living history : effective costumed interpretation and enactment at museums and historic sites / David B. Allison.
Author
Allison, David B.
Publication
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

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Description
xii, 109 pages; 24 cm
Series Statement
American Association for State and Local History Book Series
Uniform Title
American Association for State and Local History book series.
Subject
  • Museums > Environmental aspects
  • Museum theater > Environmental aspects
  • Historical reenactments > United States > Case studies
  • Historic sites > Interpretive programs > United States > Case studies
  • History > Study and teaching > United States > Case studies
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction: Using living history to connect with visitors -- Putting living history in context -- Making meaning and creating authenticity at museums -- Examining successful first-person interpretation -- Opening doors at Conner Prairie -- "They're trying to learn for free!" : playing with living history in pop culture -- Conclusion: Using living history for stronger programing and education -- Appendix: Poems on memory and the past.
Call Number
JFE 16-9844
ISBN
  • 9781442263802
  • 1442263806
  • 9781442263819
  • 1442263814
LCCN
2016005949
OCLC
938855910
Author
Allison, David B., author.
Title
Living history : effective costumed interpretation and enactment at museums and historic sites / David B. Allison.
Publisher
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
American Association for State and Local History Book Series
American Association for State and Local History book series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Other Form:
Online version: Allison, David B., author. Living history. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2016 9781442263826 (DLC) 2016007255
Research Call Number
JFE 16-9844
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