Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
2-2-2012
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
Oftentimes, 'the visitor is sovereign' is used as a crib notes version of, "the customer is always right." That's not what it was intended to mean. That is a gross bastardization of the concept, in fact. David Larsen in Meaningful Interpretation characterizes it succinctly: "it is the audience that will ultimately decide if they've had a meaningful experience, connected emotionally and intellectually, and believe the place is worth caring about and for." [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., ""Realize I Don't Want to be a Miser": Giving Up Power" (2012). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 155.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/155
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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."