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Forever Free: The Dakota People's Civil War, John M. Rudy
Forever Free: The Dakota People's Civil War, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
As I mentioned last week, I left Fort Snelling after our tour as part of the National Association for Interpretation annual conference unfulfilled. The potential for high-drama and deeply meaningful connections was palpable on that landscape. The audience, a crowd of interpreters, were begging for meanings. One African American woman in the group, after the site administrator mentioned in passing Dred and Harriet Scott being held at the site, asked about the nature of the labor used to build the fort. I was sitting in the row behind her. I could not see her face. But from the inflection in …
Just Interpret To Me: Reflecting On Nai 2011, John M. Rudy
Just Interpret To Me: Reflecting On Nai 2011, John M. Rudy
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public
Last week saw Jake and I in St. Paul, Minnesota for the annual National Association for Interpretation workshop, a week long gathering of professional interpreters from around the nation. I'll guarantee that the next couple of weeks will be filled with recaps from both of us on what struck us the most during the conference. Our reactions ranged from "meh..." to "Dude!" [excerpt]