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What are the pros and cons of master narratives vs. narratives that might focus on one particular aspect of the Civil War? Which do you think is better? –Megan Mc. | What are the pros and cons of master narratives vs. narratives that might focus on one particular aspect of the Civil War? Which do you think is better? –Megan Mc. | ||
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| + | Is McConnell's argument that Politics played the primary role in Civil War memory still valid, or is that only true for the guilded age(which is what he was referring to)? Throughout the course it has seemed that most of the arguments about the civil war are indeed steeped in politics of one sort or another, however, does politics still play the main role in determining Civil War memory? - AJ | ||
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| + | The whole idea of Popular memory as history and whether or not Historians have the right to impose their own version of history that they've researched is messy and complicated, even though we've been studying it all semester. At what point do you think it becomes necessary for historians to impose a "true" version of the history in comparison to popular memory? Or is it simply a game of tug of war between both sides, vying for which version is "true". - AJ | ||
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| + | How do we reconcile multiple meanings and ways of remembering conflict, especially when they are so glaringly different from one another?- DR | ||
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| + | With the sesquicentennial, what stories will be told that we haven't heard before? Will we finally get the "Draft Dodger's Civil War," as McConnell suggests?- DR | ||
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| + | I definitely agree with what Angie commented on regarding public spaces as reflective of the mood of the country at the time of creation/changes etc. But on the flip side of what she was saying, I think it's also important to note the creation/changes by those not in power. Could the establishment of a monument have been in opposition of those in power. In a sense, it's still a statement of who is controlling the atmosphere at the time, but it would be interesting to see how people react. Do they retreat or do they retaliate? - Victoria Y. | ||
