MAINSTREAM vs. PROGRESSIVE
Ok, i know this is going to sound dumb to some of you but here goes.
What exactly is the difference between progressive & mainstream reenacting? Are there more than just these two types? Which one emphasizes greater authenticity in uniforms,gear,behavior, etc...? Im not trying to start an argument between the groups, Im just curious and want to make an informed decision when picking the unit thats right for me as I would like to join the most authenticity minded group that I can. Thanks.
http://www.cwreenactors.com/forum/sh...us+progressive This is a link to a quite lengthy discussion on the subject
Ross L. Lamoreaux
Tampa Bay History Center
www.tampabayhistorycenter.org
"The simplest things, done well, can carry a huge impact" - Karin Timour, 2012
This could be trouble...
WTH
The DuckAndCover mess
Yuma gonna luv it
I'm digging the trench deeper and adding timbers.
Bill Watson
I write about history for people who regret not being there when it happened.
Books
Brother William's War, Illustrated, about a Southerner's war
The Ludlam Legacy, Illustrated, about a young Yankee orphan's war.
Seize the Day! A best-practices guide to wringing more satisfaction from your Civil War weekend
The Little Book of Civil War Reenacting: An introduction for those who want to try it out
Although the man deserves an answer, our definitions are so entwined with ego and agenda and connotation as to make any answer confusing. All I'm going to toss out there is that the two categories are not mutually exclusive, and none of us have used the words according to dictionary definitions in a long, long time. Maybe we should just do that and stop using them as yardsticks to criticize each other.
Well, pigs will both sing and fly before that happens, but it's still my happy thought for today.
Bill Watson
I write about history for people who regret not being there when it happened.
Books
Brother William's War, Illustrated, about a Southerner's war
The Ludlam Legacy, Illustrated, about a young Yankee orphan's war.
Seize the Day! A best-practices guide to wringing more satisfaction from your Civil War weekend
The Little Book of Civil War Reenacting: An introduction for those who want to try it out
Well said Bill.
Bill, that is exactly why I stayed away from answering THIS time (anyway).
LOL
WTH
The RunAway mess
Yuma gonna luv it
Hallo!
IMHo...
That linked discussion should be mandatory reading for all new members.
And at least as famous as the Curt-Heinrich Heresies of Mental Pictures and the Parable of the Blind Men and the Elephant.
CHS
Lieutenant Duck, Captain Dodge, and Major Hyde Lodge No. 1 Mess
In gleichem Schritt und Tritt, Curt Schmidt
Not a real Civil War reenactor, I only portray one on boards and fora.
I do not portray a Civil War soldier, I merely interpret one.
Mainstream: 1.A prevailing current or direction of activity or influence
Progressive: of, relating to or charicterized by progress. 2. moving forward or onward:advancing
These are both the definitions in my "The Merriam-Webster Dictionary"
copywrite 2004
So take it as you see it, is my opinion.
Cris Westphal
Civil War Reenactor
All of this is very quaint in it's various descriptives!
It may also be very much about what some of the newbies are looking for?
You know, silly little things like answerers? to various terminology applied to the hobby by the "supposed" Old Timers?
Just a thought,
Last edited by Blair; 10-22-2010 at 03:48 PM.
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