Tag Archives: Ken Burns’ The Civil War

CW & Pop Culture: Civil War Media—Ken Burns’ The Civil War

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Terry Rensel

Ken Burns’ The Civil War changed my life. I was a college senior in September of 1990 when the series premiered on PBS. I was a double major, History/Political Science and Broadcast Communication, and was way too busy with my … Continue reading →

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The Ken Burns Effect

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Chris Mackowski

Lest anyone underestimate the importance of Ken Burns’ The Civil War, take a second to study this graph:

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Thoughts on Ken Burns: Chris Kolakowski

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Chris Kolakowski

This series really brought the war to life in a human way for me. It still holds up all these years later, and will do so for a long time to come. In that sense it belongs in the category … Continue reading →

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Ken Burns From the ECW Archives

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Emerging Civil War

As we continue this week to explore the legacy of Ken Burns’ The Civil War as it airs on PBS for its 25th anniversary, consider taking a dip into ECW’s archives for a look at what we’ve written about it … Continue reading →

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