Past into Present

Effective Techniques for First-Person Historical Interpretation

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Teaching Methods
Cover of the book Past into Present by Stacy F. Roth, The University of North Carolina Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Stacy F. Roth ISBN: 9780807864241
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press Publication: November 9, 2000
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Stacy F. Roth
ISBN: 9780807864241
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Publication: November 9, 2000
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

First-person interpretation--the portrayal of historical
characters through interactive dramatization or roleplaying--is
an effective, albeit controversial, method used to bring history
to life at museums, historic sites, and other public venues.
Stacy Roth examines the techniques of first-person interpretation
to identify those that have been most effective with audiences
while allowing interpreters to maintain historical fidelity.
Past into Present focuses on first-person
interpretation's most challenging form: the unscripted,
spontaneous, conversational approach employed in "living history"
environments such as Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts, Conner
Prairie in Indiana, and Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. While
acknowledging that a wide range of methods can touch audiences
effectively, Roth identifies a core set of practices that combine
positive communication techniques, classic interpretive
philosophy, and time-tested learning theories to promote audience
enjoyment, provoke thought and inquiry, convey important messages
and themes, and relate to individual visitor interests. She
offers numerous examples of conversation and demonstration
strategies, visitor behavior profiles, and suggestions for
depicting conflict and controversy, and she provides useful
character development guidelines, interpretive training advice, and recommendations for adapting first-person interpretation for
diverse audiences.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

First-person interpretation--the portrayal of historical
characters through interactive dramatization or roleplaying--is
an effective, albeit controversial, method used to bring history
to life at museums, historic sites, and other public venues.
Stacy Roth examines the techniques of first-person interpretation
to identify those that have been most effective with audiences
while allowing interpreters to maintain historical fidelity.
Past into Present focuses on first-person
interpretation's most challenging form: the unscripted,
spontaneous, conversational approach employed in "living history"
environments such as Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts, Conner
Prairie in Indiana, and Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. While
acknowledging that a wide range of methods can touch audiences
effectively, Roth identifies a core set of practices that combine
positive communication techniques, classic interpretive
philosophy, and time-tested learning theories to promote audience
enjoyment, provoke thought and inquiry, convey important messages
and themes, and relate to individual visitor interests. She
offers numerous examples of conversation and demonstration
strategies, visitor behavior profiles, and suggestions for
depicting conflict and controversy, and she provides useful
character development guidelines, interpretive training advice, and recommendations for adapting first-person interpretation for
diverse audiences.

More books from The University of North Carolina Press

Cover of the book For the Records: How African American Consumers and Music Retailers Created Commercial Public Space in the 1960s and 1970s South by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book Metis and the Medicine Line by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book The Look of Things by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book The Citizen Patient by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book Plain Folk's Fight by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book Religious Intolerance in America by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book Slippery Characters by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book Arming the Free World by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book Brutality Garden by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book Teach's Light by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book Our Higher Calling by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book Governing the Hearth by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book The Segregated Origins of Social Security by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book Interpreting the Free Exercise of Religion by Stacy F. Roth
Cover of the book The Dying City by Stacy F. Roth
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy