Historical Reenactment

<p> Long dismissed as the domain of hobbyists and obsessives historical reenactment-the dramatization of past events using costumed actors and historical props-has only in recent years attracted serious attention from scholars. Drawing on examples from around the world <em>Historical Reenactment</em> offers a fascinating interdisciplinary exploration of this cultural phenomenon. With particular attention to reenactment's social and pedagogical dimensions it develops a robust definition of what the practice constitutes considers what methodological approaches are most appropriate and places it alongside museums and memorial sites as an object of analysis.</p>