The wages of history
Subtitle: emotional labor on public history's front lines
By: Amy M. Tyson
Series: Public history in historical perspective
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781625340238; 9781625340245
Subjects: Historical reenactments; Case studies; Historic sites; Interpretive programs; Psychological aspects; Public history; Acting; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Performing a public service: from historic site to work site, 1960-1985; title: "Our seat at the table": interpreter agency and consent, 1985-1996; title: The wages of living history: rewards and costs of emotional investment; title: Pursuing authenticity: creative autonomy and workplace games; title: Interpreting painful histories: emotional comfort and connecting.