SC - Institute of Historical Interpretation

[Huette von Ahrens]

This may be of interest to some.
 
> > Institute of Historical Interpretation
> > 
> > 
> > Following a workshop in Oxford last November, the
> > Institute of Historical
> > Interpretation has been set up to facilitate
> > co-operation and mutual
> > understanding between live interpretation groups,
> > historians,
> > archaeologists, the heritage industry, and
> > educationalists, in order to
> > exchange information and improve the quality of
> > public presentations. The
> > IHI was conceived by a small group consisting of
> > live interpreters from
> > re-enactment societies and living history groups,
> > historians and heritage
> > professionals. 
> > 
> > Re-enacters are thought to re-enact only for
> > themselves with the groups
> > being mainly concerned with the enjoyment of their
> > members.  However
> > re-enacters see themselves as educators,
> > entertainers and researchers, and
> > many are concerned with the quality and content of
> > the displays and the lack
> > of communication with interested parties. 
> > Re-enactment and live
> > interpretation are powerful communication tools,
> > with the capacity to change
> > people's perceptions on history or to perpetuate
> > myth.  The Institute is a
> > forum in which academic historians, archaeologists
> > and heritage professionals, can exchange views 
> > with re-enactors and live interpreters.
> > It should allow the opportunity for heritage
> > professionals and historians to
> > influence the type and content of historical live
> > interpretation currently being presented to the 
> > public. It gives live interpreters access to 
> > current historical thinking, and an informal
medium > > in which to discuss future requirements
with 
> > potential sponsors.  Archaeologists
> > have a forum to discuss
> > experimental archaeology with living history
> > participants.
> > 
> > Academic historians, archaeologists, heritage
> > professionals, educators,
> > re-enactors and live interpreters are all being
> > invited to become involved.
> > Anyone with an interest in heritage, public
> > history, academic history,
> > living history, experimental archaeology and
> > re-enactment is encouraged to
> > attend the inaugural meeting, to include their
> > ideas and opinions about the
> > future of live interpretation at historic sites.
> > 
> > The Institute hopes to encourage standards in
> > presentation and display.
> > Sponsors and the public should be informed about
> > the historical and educational relevance of 
> > displays, whether they are
> > historical battle
> > pageant, with noise, colour and spectacle or
> > potentially much smaller, more
> > accurate living history presentations.  Different
> > types of display attract
> > different types of sponsor and the Institute aims
> > to help awareness of
> > presentation techniques and historical accuracy. 
> > 
> > In addition it aims to co-ordinate a pertinent
> > educational programme for
> > those involved with live historical
> > interpretation,
> > to aid the acquisition
> > of relevant knowledge and skills, whether it be
> > traditional farming or
> > cottage industry skills, research methods or
> > visitor management and health & safety.  
> > 
> > Obviously all this will take time and will be a
> > gradual process, but as a
> > starting point the Institute is producing a
> > biannual journal. 
> > First Issue of the IHI Journal available at the
> > Inaugural Meeting or from
> > Partizan Press in November 1999.
> > 
> > You are able to influence discussions about the
> > Institute and it's aims by
> > attending the inaugural meeting.  This will take
> > place at "The Re-enactor's
> > Market", Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Oxford on
> > Saturday 13th Nov 1999 at
> > 12 noon. The meeting is expected to formally agree
> > the aims of the
> > Institute, agree a committee and editorial board
> > for the Journal, and
> > discuss the way forward.
> > Anyone with an interest in heritage, public
> > history, academic history,
> > living history and re-enactment is encouraged to
> > attend to include their
> > ideas and opinions about the future of live
> > interpretation at historic
> > sites.
> > 
> > Inaugural Meeting:
> > 
> > Saturday 13th Nov 1999 at 12 noon.
> > at
> > The Re-enactor's Market,
> > Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Oxford.
> > 
> > Directions:  From the A34 Oxford ring road, take
> > the B480 heading out of
> > town.  At the traffic lights with the Bull Nose
> > Morris Public House on the
> > right, turn right.  Take a left hand turn into
> > Pegasus Road, the Leisure
> > Centre is on the right.
> > 
> > "The Re-enactor's Market" is the main outlet in
> > the UK for makers and
> > traders in reproduction period equipment and
> > clothing, where they can sell
> > their wares to live interpreters and museums.
> > There are over 100 stalls.  It
> > takes place three times a year, twice at Blackbird
> > Leys Leisure Centre in
> > Oxford, and once at "History in Action", the
> > English Heritage premier event
> > at Kirby Hall, Northants.
> > 
> > 
> > We hope that you will support the Institute and
> > attend the meeting in
> > November.
> > 
> > For more information contact:
> > IHI, c/o 1 Golden Noble Hill,
> > Colchester, Essex.  CO1 2AG
> > e-mail: roddau at essex.ac.uk
> > 
> > o:o:o  M.C. BISHOP   >>Writer, Publisher, &
> > Archaeologist<<
> > o:::o  mcbishop at pobox.com   <<>>   
> > http://pobox.com/~mcbishop
> > o:::o  Braemar, Kirkgate, Chirnside, DUNS,
> > Berwickshire, TD11 3XL, UK
> > o:o:o  Visit ARMAMENTARIVM:
> > http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nantiq/arma/
> > 


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