Abstract
This article explores how historical reenactments can be more than just reiterations of the past. Using examples like the Port Huron Project and live-action roleplay groups, the author shows how these performances can create new meaning by blending past and present. Instead of just watching history, participants become part of it, creating moments of reflection and sometimes protest. The article argues that reenactment can challenge official versions of history, offer space for underrepresented voices, and encourage deeper thinking about how we remember and interpret the past today.
Preservation Process
Archived from https://switch.sjsu.edu/archive/v24/articles/mimetics_of_history/index.html. Documentation of the preservation processes used for this collection is available at https://github.com/NickSzydlowski/switch.
Recommended Citation
Asmuth, Thomas
(2008)
"Mimetics of History,"
SWITCH: Vol. 24:
No.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/switch/vol24/iss1/7