Consuming History

Consuming History
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 305
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781134148936
ISBN-13 : 1134148933
Rating : 4/5 (933 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Consuming History by : Jerome de Groot

Download or read book Consuming History written by Jerome de Groot and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-academic history – ‘public history’ – is a complex, dynamic entity which impacts on the popular understanding of the past at all levels. In Consuming History, Jerome de Groot examines how society consumes history and how a reading of this consumption can help us understand popular culture and issues of representation. This book analyzes a wide range of cultural entities – from computer games to daytime television, from blockbuster fictional narratives such as Da Vinci Code to DNA genealogical tools – to analyze how history works in contemporary popular culture. Jerome de Groot probes how museums have responded to the heritage debate and the way in which new technologies have brought about a shift in access to history, from online game playing to internet genealogy. He discusses the often conflicted relationship between ‘public’ and academic history, and raises important questions about the theory and practice of history as a discipline. Whilst mainly focussing on the UK, the book also compares the experiences of the USA, France and Germany. Consuming History is an important and engaging analysis of the social consumption of history and offers an essential path through the debates for readers interested in history, cultural studies and the media.


Consuming History Related Books

Consuming History
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Jerome de Groot
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-01-13 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Non-academic history – ‘public history’ – is a complex, dynamic entity which impacts on the popular understanding of the past at all levels. In Consumin
A History of Children's Play and Play Environments
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Joe L. Frost
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-04-02 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book explores the history of children’s play and play environments, informing where we are today and why we need to re-establish play as a priority. Ulti
History Play
Language: en
Pages: 416
Authors: Rodney Bolt
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-12-10 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Rodney Bolt's delightful life of Marlowe plays out a surprising solution to an enduring literary mystery, bringing the spirit of Shakespeare alive as we've neve
Role-play as a Heritage Practice
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: Michal Mochocki
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-03-29 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Role-play as a Heritage Practice is the first book to examine physically performed role-enactments, such as live-action role-play (LARP), tabletop role-playing
The English History Play in the age of Shakespeare
Language: en
Pages: 371
Authors: Irving Ribner.
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-11-05 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

First published in 1957. This edition re-issues the second edition of 1965. Recognized as one of the leading books in its field, The English History Play in the