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Film, Video Dressing the Past: Civil War Reenactors, Williamsburg Historical Interpreters & Exploring American Identity Through Costume

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Title

  • Dressing the Past: Civil War Reenactors, Williamsburg Historical Interpreters & Exploring American Identity Through Costume

Summary

  • The periods of the American Revolution and the Civil War remain topics of pride and contention, subjects of popular writing, and inspiration for costumed performance. In 18th-century garments at Colonial Williamsburg and in 19th-century uniforms on Civil War battlefields, modern Americans celebrate the nation's history, and at the same time take the opportunity to air their political and cultural opinions while exploring significant aspects of their identities. Their costumes, differing from their daily dress, help them fulfill personal desires while they join with others in collective public performance.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • American Folklife Center, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2016-06-07.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  Civil War Reenactors, Williamsburg Historical Interpreters, American Identity Through Costume
  • -  Culture, Folklife

Notes

  • -  Classification: General Works.
  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Pravina Shukla.
  • -  Recorded on 2016-06-07.
  • -  Librarians, Archivists.
  • -  Publishers.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.
  • -  Visitors.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021690213

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Dressing the Past: Civil War Reenactors, Williamsburg Historical Interpreters & Exploring American Identity Through Costume. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-07, 2016. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021690213/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & American Folklife Center, S. B. (2016) Dressing the Past: Civil War Reenactors, Williamsburg Historical Interpreters & Exploring American Identity Through Costume. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-07. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021690213/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body American Folklife Center. Dressing the Past: Civil War Reenactors, Williamsburg Historical Interpreters & Exploring American Identity Through Costume. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-07, 2016. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021690213/>.