Difference between revisions of "471A3--Week 14 Questions/Comments--Thursday"
From McClurken Wiki
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
I think that a commemoration event should be held here in Fredericksburg that educates and discusses women's role in the Civil War and how it changed gender roles in society. I think that the majority of commemoration events deal with soldiers (mostly men) but women were greatly effected by the war. I also think the event needs to be careful to discuss all different types of women and not just white, middle class women. - Angie | I think that a commemoration event should be held here in Fredericksburg that educates and discusses women's role in the Civil War and how it changed gender roles in society. I think that the majority of commemoration events deal with soldiers (mostly men) but women were greatly effected by the war. I also think the event needs to be careful to discuss all different types of women and not just white, middle class women. - Angie | ||
| + | |||
| + | I would be very excited to see some interpretation of the Civil War sites on UMW's campus. Even if it's a small program held at the earthworks behind Jefferson, it would be nice to see some appreciation of these places.- DR | ||
| + | |||
| + | I will be the first to admit that I am not the Governor's biggest fan, but one has to ask: do you think, based on the original text of his proclamation, that Governor McDonnell's intention was to actively exclude slavery from the discussion of Confederate History Month?- DR | ||
| + | |||
| + | Discussion topics for tomorrow, McDonnell’s original proclamation, the blog reactions to that proclamation, and McDonnell’s revised proclamation. Do you think that his revised version makes up for all the short comings of the original? How should Virginia address the issue of West Virginia breaking off from the state during the war? What would you do differently? Logan | ||
| + | |||
| + | I think that Mary Washington should have some kind of tour that explains what happened on the campus grounds during the war. I think that the school should address the specific events that happened on or near Fredericksburg site. I believe that if people want to learn about other issues of the war they will go some where else for that. I think that people on or near campus want to hear a story that is unique to the campus. Logan | ||
| + | |||
| + | McDonnell’s frequent use of “All Virginians” might just be a sort of hook or way to bring together his speech. Still, I agree with Angie in that Confederate Month does not work for all Virginians. As the author of Civil Warriors points out not all Virginians were Confederates. I feel like it needs to simply become a Virginia Civil War Month or something that would include more people than “Confederate Month” –Megan Mc. | ||
| + | |||
| + | The problem here though, I think, is that there never really will be a right answer, you know? You go the Confederate route, it's offensive for obvious reasons. You go the Virginia route, it seems over-simplified and may still even hold the Confederate connotations. If you're looking for something that is "safe," you may only be able to look at it from the broad scope. But then..... --Cash | ||
| + | |||
| + | I think a neat way to commemorate the 150th anniversary would be to have a blog that posted a letter or diary entry from that day on it. They wouldn’t have to be from the same person each day. In fact if it did change daily there could be a little bio on each person. I don’t know how feasible this is. (This idea was kind of inspired by the Dracula blog since Dracula was written in an epistolary form and so on the corresponding day they would post the letter.) –Megan Mc. | ||
| + | |||
| + | I have always thought that the Parks Service and the Smithsonian Institution should find some way to partner up to find a way to bring the museum experience to the battlefield and vice versa. I think there is information at both venues that is vital to a clearer understanding of the Civil War, but many are only able to make it to one or the other. Somehow, it would be great to combine those efforts. I just don't know how. --Cash | ||
