Living History Museums - Undoing History through Performance (Paperback)

Living history museums are cultural institutions that merge historical exhibits with live costumed performance. While unique and vitally important, they often compromise historical accuracy and authenticity for the sake of tourism and entertainment value. Many also pursue methods of performance and historiography that are becoming increasingly outdated. Living History Museums: Undoing History Through Performance examines the performance practices used by institutions such as Plimoth Plantation and Colonial Williamsburg, and offers a new genealogy of living history museum performance in the U.S. and Europe. Currently, existing scholarship on living history museums addresses the subject from a museum-studies or anthropology perspective. Author Scott Magelssen, however, approaches the material from a background in theatre history and theory, analyzing living history museums using postmodern methodology. Considering performance as a method for the study of history and exploring emergent non-traditional theatrical practices, the book offers suggestions for performance in an increasingly postmodern landscape. Concluding with an international listing of living history institutions and a complete list of sources, Living History Museums is a valuable resource for students and teachers of theatre and performance studies, cultural studies, folklore, popular culture, American studies, and museum studies.

General

Imprint:	Scarecrow Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2007
First published:	February 2007
Authors:	Scott Magelssen
Dimensions:	232 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-0-8108-5865-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Museums & museology Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General
LSN:	0-8108-5865-7
Barcode:	9780810858657

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