tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19833734.post8066678545391243123..comments2024-02-22T19:21:40.330-05:00Comments on Muhlberger's World History: A serious discussion of " living history"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19833734.post-83813857194227712232012-09-04T15:50:28.033-04:002012-09-04T15:50:28.033-04:00I find this kind of effort to be both wonderful an...I find this kind of effort to be both wonderful and appalling at the same time. One of the real difficulties with it is the question of who gets to interpret history - what language will this be in? Are the interpreters Norse? What are the assumptions that fuel this interpretation of artifacts? By interpreting the artifacts, are the actors representing them in a legitimate, or illegitimate way? (e.g. 21st century people use washing machines, but very few of them take much note of the machine or its workings - a reenactment of 21st century life that focused on the washing machine in action would be inappropriate as an interpretation, at best). And L'Anse aux Meadows is a problematic site, literally a moon-shot for the historic time it represents. At the same time, how neat to bask in the authenticity of the artifact collection and to limit modern intrusions. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18036318734862192846noreply@blogger.com