Abstract

"Local Community Influences on Interpretation at Historical Sites and Museums" is an analysis in how interpretations of historical content are chosen for visitors and to what degree local communities contribute to this decision process. What determines which stories and historical narratives are presented at historical sites and museums? Is the process of determining how to interpret historical events as simple as relating the event to the time and place that corresponds with that particular site? Is it possible that public historical sites and museums reflect the social values and points of interests of the local communities rather than accepted and popular history of American culture? This analysis demonstrates how local communities affect the interpretation through three case studies and through three components - governance, stakeholders, and funding. The simplified version of presenting history at historical sites "because it happened here" no longer becomes viable. Interpretation is affected and these three components demonstrate to what degree local communities contribute.

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Graduation Date

2019

Semester

Spring

Advisor

Cheong, Caroline

Degree

Master of Arts (M.A.)

College

College of Arts and Humanities

Department

History

Degree Program

History; Public History

Format

application/pdf

Identifier

CFE0007456

URL

http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0007456

Language

English

Release Date

May 2019

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

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