Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
3-15-2012
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
I trust people who sound like me. I trust people who speak the same language as me. Part of this comes from a simple fact of understanding. I speak very little Spanish, even less French.
But I also speak other languages, and trust people who speak to me in those languages. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "Interpretive Vernacular: Pop Culture is a Language" (2012). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 149.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/149
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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."