Authentic Movement
The Authentic Movement is a broad cultural revival movement started in the Core Sector in 988. It has spread throughout the Imperium and the Solomani Rim.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
The Authentic Movement was created by Johann Kramm, a Solomani anthropologist. He published a treatise titled The Authentic Experience, in which he theorized that the homogeneous culture created by a high-technology society was disadvantageous. Humaniti thrives on diversity and mystery, best obtained from other people.
Kramm's solution to this was suggesting that each person find the culture of an ancestor to learn about and emulate. Like many cultural revival movements, it encourages members to study and replicate earlier cultures, particularly ones they have a connection to. What is unusual about the Authentic Movement is that it does not attempt to promote one culture above another. Instead members are encouraged to not only learn their own selected culture but also to celebrate the diversity of cultures represented by other members. These celebrations usually take the form of displays of the culture through language, food, clothing or games.
The Authentic Movement got its initial boost from the popularity of Kramm's book and the persuasive public speaking of Kramm himself. By the time of his death in 1005, the Authentic Movement had spread through the Core Sector.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
The Authentic Movement became noticeable in the Solomani Rim in 1010, shortly after the end of the Solomani Rim War. Imperial officials, fearing that a cultural revival movement would inflame an already tense sector, attempted to suppress or at least discourage it. By 1050 it was apparent that the Authentic Movement was in fact having the opposite effect. The celebration of cultures tended to break down the monolithic Solomani Movement and promote a more tolerant world view.
Kamsii[edit]
The resort world Kamsii features several tourist-orientated "Authenticist" settlements. They include two "old Terran" attractions, based on popular distortions of West Asian-North African and North American cultures, respectively, as well as one of the few Sylean Authenticist communities outside of Capital.
Sufren[edit]
The Authentic Festival is held annually on Sufren between the fifth and eighth weeks of the year. The festival begins in the first week with workshops on cultural heritage and genealogy, followed in the second week by traditional theatre and music performances. The third week features classes in traditional cooking and fashion, with the fourth culminating in a week-long fair. The festival draws tourists from across the subsector.
Sources[edit]
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- Loren Wiseman, Jon F. Zeigler. Humaniti (Steve Jackson Games, 2003), 130.
- Martin Dougherty. Solomani Front (Mongoose Publishing, 2021), 98.
- Christopher Griffen. The Third Imperium (Mongoose Publishing, 2021), 103.
- Planetary Survey 1: Kamsii
- Mongoose 2nd: Aliens of Charted Space: Volume 4