Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
6-28-2012
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
The amazing power of the internet age is the pure democratizing ethic it has injected into our culture. We aren't simply pleased when the world around us solicits and listens to our opinions, we've come to expect it. Every news story has a comment thread; every article asks for our feedback. The White House solicits input from the American "user" and offers meaningful responses. In short, we are a people who are growing more vocal in our daily lives. The brilliant constitutional law professor and master of cultural understanding Lawrence Lessig has called our culture "Read-Write" as opposed to "Read-Only." [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "Every Man a Historian Means Every Man: Speaking with the Fringe" (2012). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 129.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/129
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Comments
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public is written by alum and adjunct professor, John Rudy. Each post is his own opinions, musings, discussions, and questions about the Civil War era, public history, historical interpretation, and the future of history. In his own words, it is "a blog talking about how we talk about a war where over 600,000 died, 4 million were freed and a nation forever changed. Meditating on interpretation, both theory and practice, at no charge to you."