Hey there guys, I hope this is the right place to post this!:o
Moderators I appologize if it isn't.
I have noticed from personal experience, and probably influenced by being an undergrad still in school, that since I started reenacting here in Ohio in 97' that there has been several shifts in the CW reenacting world from a focus on the political history of the ACW to the Social history of the ACW. I have pondered on this for a looong time and have come to the conclusions of:
a. Social history more directly reflects the attitude of AC's and thus maybe the mainstream world is slowly making a hint of a shift for a more AC mentality
b. People in the hobby are less concerned with the political issues of the ACW and focus on the lives of the people during the ACW.
c. It is maybe seen as though the public already knows enough and is educated enough on the subject of ACW, but here I must disagree on a personal level due to going to college with MANY who do not even know what the Confederacy was and misplace the years of the war to be in the 20th century.
I just thought these might be some interesting points and be a great subject of conversation. I have not participated, sadly, in any AC events but am longing to eventually so I may meet some of you guys in person and be more directly influenced by the AC part of the hobby. This is to point out that I only know what I know about the hobby from the mainstream point of view so I am sorry if it does not clearly reflect that of the AC portion.
Moderators I appologize if it isn't.
I have noticed from personal experience, and probably influenced by being an undergrad still in school, that since I started reenacting here in Ohio in 97' that there has been several shifts in the CW reenacting world from a focus on the political history of the ACW to the Social history of the ACW. I have pondered on this for a looong time and have come to the conclusions of:
a. Social history more directly reflects the attitude of AC's and thus maybe the mainstream world is slowly making a hint of a shift for a more AC mentality
b. People in the hobby are less concerned with the political issues of the ACW and focus on the lives of the people during the ACW.
c. It is maybe seen as though the public already knows enough and is educated enough on the subject of ACW, but here I must disagree on a personal level due to going to college with MANY who do not even know what the Confederacy was and misplace the years of the war to be in the 20th century.
I just thought these might be some interesting points and be a great subject of conversation. I have not participated, sadly, in any AC events but am longing to eventually so I may meet some of you guys in person and be more directly influenced by the AC part of the hobby. This is to point out that I only know what I know about the hobby from the mainstream point of view so I am sorry if it does not clearly reflect that of the AC portion.
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