Historical Reenactment

Mario Carretero is Full Professor at Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain, where he was Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, and Researcher at FLACSO, Argentina. His recent publications include History Education and the Construction of National Identities (2012) (co-ed.), Constructing Patriotism, and The Palgrave Handbook of Historical Culture and Education (2017) (Co-Ed).

• List of IllustrationsIntroduction: Approaching Historical ReenactmentsMario Carretero, Brady Wagoner, and Everardo Perez-ManjarrezPart I: New Theoretical and Methodological ApproachesChapter 1. On Motives for Reenactment: The KindertransportWilliam NivenChapter 2. Conceptualizing the Period Rush: Ludic Dimensions of Immersive History in Historical ReenactmentRobbert-Jan AddriaansenPart II: Reenactments as Tools of Cultural and National IdentitiesChapter 3. Historical Reenactments in Spain: A Critical Approach to Public Perceptions of the Iron Age and Roman PastDavid González- Álvarez, Pablo Alonso-González, and Jesús Rodríguez-HernándezChapter 4. Reenacting the Reconquista Myth? Some Reflections on Moros y Cristianos Festivals in SpainIgnacio Bresco and Floor van AlphenPart III: Politics of Reenactment: Troubled Pasts, Colonialism, and Democratic ProspectsChapter 5. Statue Wars and Reenactments: Reinterpreting the Colonial Past in AustraliaStephen GappChapter 6. From Yogyakarta to Independence: Negotiating Narratives in the Historical Reenactment of Re-colonization in IndonesiaLise ZurneChapter 7. Memory Sites and Reenacting State Terrorism: The Museum at Argentina’s Naval Mechanics SchoolMarisa González de OleagaPart IV: Reenactments as Educational Devices in Formal and Informal ContextsChapter 8. Reenacting the Past in the School Yard: Its Role in History and Civic EducationMario Carretero, Everard Perez-Manjarrez, and Maria Rodriguez-MoneoChapter 9. Inside Historical ReenactmentTyson RetzEpilogue: What Is the Task of Reenactment?Vanessa AgnewIndex