LINES OF THE DAY

". . . But the past does not exist independently from the present. Indeed, the past is only past because there is a present, just as I can point to something over there only because I am here. But nothing is inherently over there or here. In that sense, the past has no content. The past -- or more accurately, pastness -- is a position. Thus, in no way can we identify the past as past." p. 15

". . . But we may want to keep in mind that deeds and words are not as distinguishable as often we presume. History does not belong only to its narrators, professional or amateur. While some of us debate what history is or was, others take it into their own hands." p. 153

Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (1995) by Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Sunday, May 29, 2011

History

This is the still that the NY Times chose to illustrate their weekend feature on the number of television programs that have run, are continuing, or will be broadcast about the Civil War this year. The feature focuses on individual artifacts of the period, and the stories behind them.












What does this scene, without context or other information, tell you?
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