{"product_id":"9780807864241","title":"Past into Present: Effective Techniques for First-Person Historical Interpretation","description":"First-person interpretation--the portrayal of historical\u003cbr\u003echaracters through interactive dramatization or roleplaying--is\u003cbr\u003ean effective, albeit controversial, method used to bring history\u003cbr\u003eto life at museums, historic sites, and other public venues.\u003cbr\u003eStacy Roth examines the techniques of first-person interpretation\u003cbr\u003eto identify those that have been most effective with audiences\u003cbr\u003ewhile allowing interpreters to maintain historical fidelity.\u003cbr\u003e     \u003ci\u003ePast into Present\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on first-person\u003cbr\u003einterpretation's most challenging form: the unscripted,\u003cbr\u003espontaneous, conversational approach employed in \"living history\"\u003cbr\u003eenvironments such as Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts, Conner\u003cbr\u003ePrairie in Indiana, and Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. While\u003cbr\u003eacknowledging that a wide range of methods can touch audiences\u003cbr\u003eeffectively, Roth identifies a core set of practices that combine\u003cbr\u003epositive communication techniques, classic interpretive\u003cbr\u003ephilosophy, and time-tested learning theories to promote audience\u003cbr\u003eenjoyment, provoke thought and inquiry, convey important messages\u003cbr\u003eand themes, and relate to individual visitor interests. She\u003cbr\u003eoffers numerous examples of conversation and demonstration\u003cbr\u003estrategies, visitor behavior profiles, and suggestions for\u003cbr\u003edepicting conflict and controversy, and she provides useful\u003cbr\u003echaracter development guidelines, interpretive training advice, and recommendations for adapting first-person interpretation for\u003cbr\u003ediverse audiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079418593520,"sku":"9780807864241","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807864241_p0.jpg?v=1763727621","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807864241","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}