The Past is a Different Country; the Borders are Closer Than You Think

17/12/10 09:27
madrobins: It's a meatloaf. Dressed up like a bunny. (Default)
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Spurred by a discussion with Brenda Clough, I've got a post up on the Book View Cafe blog today about the difficulties of writing about the past, particularly the recent past, for readers from now, with special attention to the "everybody knows..." problem.

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