Rebirth - Jennifer Whitmer Taylor

Reimagining Both The House Museum And Reconstruction Memory For The Twenty-first Century In Rebirth, Public Historian Jennifer Whitmer Taylor Provides A Compelling Account Of How To Reenvision The Historic House Museum. Using The Museum Of The Reconstruction Eraknown As The Woodrow Wilson Family Home For Most Of Its Many Years As A House Museumas A Case Study, Taylor Explores The Challenges And Possibilities That Face Public History Practitioners And Museum Professionals Who Provide Complex Interpretations Of Contested Public Memory. Anchored By Oral History Interviews With Docents Who Interact Directly With The Visiting Public, Rebirth Considers How A Dated And Seemingly Outmoded Venue For Interpretation, The Historic House Museum, Can Be Reimagined For Twenty-first-century Audiences.