Playing Ourselves - Interpreting Native Histories at Historic Reconstructions (Paperback)

Across North America, hundreds of reconstructed Oliving historyO sites, which traditionally presented history from a primarily European perspective, have hired Native staff in an attempt to communicate a broader view of the past. Playing Ourselves explores this major shift in representation, using detailed observations of five historic sites in the U.S. and Canada to both discuss the theoretical aspects of Native cultural performance and advise interpreters and their managers on how to more effectively present an inclusive history. Drawing on anthropology, history, cultural performance, cross-cultural encounters, material culture theory, and public history, author Laura Peers examines Oliving historyO sites as locations of cultural performance where core beliefs about society, cross-cultural relationships, and history are performed. In the process, she emphasizes how choices made in the communication of history can both challenge these core beliefs about the past and improve cross-cultural relations in the present.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	American Association for State and Local History
Release date:	May 2007
First published:	March 2007
Authors:	Laura Peers
Dimensions:	232 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	242
ISBN-13:	978-0-7591-1062-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-7591-1062-X
Barcode:	9780759110625

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