HUMAN 1B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Thomas Nast, Winslow Homer, Pearly Gates
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A harvest of death : the civil war as a crisis in meaning. Some were swept up in war fever (90 minutes 4 years) Romanticized images organization of bodies (not in way of general)/battle of williamsburg. Vicarious war people wanted to see the war as closely as possible. Young men had to enlist (volunteered at first until after 2 years)/women sew uniforms, make foodstuffs. Women gave men courage/motivation to fight in the war. Women had to give up what was most precious to save the union (destroy their homes) Soldier connected to home even in dreams: christmas eve (thomas nast) Sentimentalism important mode of thinking for war/strategy to cope with losses of war. Hospital sketches use it to talk about what was difficult to talk about. Photography as a rupture in the sentimental war. Americans never seen their death/appalled by these images. Louisa may alcott gave meaning to the soldiers. Major turning point for her role as an author.
