Doing Recent History
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Doing Recent History
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Author : Claire Bond Potter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Doing Recent History written by Claire Bond Potter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
"Historians have been writing accounts of the recent past since history acquired a modern audience, and in the last several years interest in recent topics has grown exponentially. From Walmart to disco and from Chavez to Schlafly, books about the history of our own time have become arguably the most exciting and talked-about part of the discipline.
Doing History
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Author : Jack H. Hexter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Doing History written by Jack H. Hexter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with History categories.
Doing Recent History
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Author : Claire Bond Potter
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2012-04-25
Doing Recent History written by Claire Bond Potter and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-25 with History categories.
Recent history—the very phrase seems like an oxymoron. Yet historians have been writing accounts of the recent past since printed history acquired a modern audience, and in the last several years interest in recent topics has grown exponentially. With subjects as diverse as Walmart and disco, and personalities as disparate as Chavez and Schlafly, books about the history of our own time have become arguably the most exciting and talked-about part of the discipline. Despite this rich tradition and growing popularity, historians have engaged in little discussion about the specific methodological, political, and ethical issues related to writing about the recent past. The twelve essays in this collection explore the challenges of writing histories of recent events where visibility is inherently imperfect, hindsight and perspective are lacking, and historiography is underdeveloped. Those who write about events that have taken place since 1970 encounter exciting challenges that are both familiar and foreign to scholars of a more distant past, including suspicions that their research is not historical enough, negotiation with living witnesses who have a very strong stake in their own representation, and the task of working with new electronic sources. Contributors to this collection consider a wide range of these challenges. They question how sources like television and video games can be better utilized in historical research, explore the role and regulation of doing oral histories, consider the ethics of writing about living subjects, discuss how historians can best navigate questions of privacy and copyright law, and imagine the possibilities that new technologies offer for creating transnational and translingual research opportunities. Doing Recent History offers guidance and insight to any researcher considering tackling the not-so-distant past.
On Doing Local History
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Author : Carol Kammen
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2014-04-04
On Doing Local History written by Carol Kammen and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-04 with History categories.
For over thirty years, Carol Kammen’s On Doing Local History has been a valuable guide to professional and “amateur” historians alike. First published in 1986, revised in 2003, this book offers not only discussion of practical matters, but also a deeper reflection on local, public history, what it means, and why it is done. It is used in classrooms and found on the shelves of local historians across the U.S. The third edition features: Updates to chapters that focus on the current concerns and situation of local historians A new chapter on how the field of history cooperates with other arts A new chapter on writing a congregational history Updated references With the same passion (and now even more experience) that drove her to write the first edition, Kammen has brought her seminal work into today’s context for the next generation of local historians. The new edition ensures that this classic will continue to move anyone interested in public history towards a better understanding of why they do what they do and how it benefits their communities.
History In Crisis
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Author : Norman J. Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Pearson
Release Date : 1999
History In Crisis written by Norman J. Wilson and has been published by Pearson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
History in Crisis? makes historiography accessible to readers at all levels by presenting a brief overview of Western historical thought followed by a broad and comprehensive view of what historians are doing today. The book brings the reader up to date on the most current trends to influence history (e.g., postcolonialism, postmodernism, deconstruction, etc.) while also presenting all the elements of standard intellectual history and its traditional foundation (Rankean, Marxist, Annales, etc.). History is clearly not what it used to be, but rather than ponder its disintegration, Wilson explores the possibilities which remain.
Making History
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Author : Jorma Kalela
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2011-11-18
Making History written by Jorma Kalela and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-18 with History categories.
Everyone has a personal connection to the past, independent of historical inquiry. So, what is the role of the historian? Making History argues that historians have damagingly dissociated the discipline of history from the everyday nature of history, defining their work only in scholarly terms. Exploring the relationship between history and society, Kalela makes the case for a more participatory historical research culture, in which historians take account of their role in society and the ways in which history-making as a basic social practice is present in their work. Making History not only asks provocative questions about the role of the historian, it also provides practical guidance for students and historians on planning research projects with greater public impact. This book is vital reading for all historians, lay and professional, and will be an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate courses on historiography and research methods.
Making History
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Author : Bruce Olav Solheim
language : en
Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2023-05-24
Making History written by Bruce Olav Solheim and has been published by Cognella Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-24 with categories.
It's time to take history personally. This unique text takes a personal approach to American history to get readers excited about their own roles in making history and improving their country. Making History: A Personal Approach to Modern American History begins with the important point that while many textbooks cover events that have shaped America, these events didn't happen to America--they happened to individual Americans. With this perspective in mind, students read and think differently about post-Civil War history, including industrialization, the Spanish-American War and World Wars, the Depression, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Era, Vietnam, the rise of modern conservatism, and the country's current state of decline. The third edition includes a new chapter that covers the Trump presidency, COVID-19 pandemic, January 6th attack on the Capitol, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the election of President Joe Biden. The first history textbook to include comic book pages, Making History features artwork by comic book artist Gary Dumm of American Splendor. Featuring a unique and innovative approach, Making History is a fresh alternative for survey courses in American history and historiography or classes in American civilization or popular culture.
The Historiography Of Contemporary Science And Technology
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Author : Thomas Söderqvist
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1997
The Historiography Of Contemporary Science And Technology written by Thomas Söderqvist and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Today, an increasing number of historians are turning to the history of recent and contemporary science. When doing so, they are confronted with new and unfamiliar methodological and theoretical problems: How to handle the huge amounts of published and unpublished sources? Is it possible to write a synthetic history of recent science? What level of scientific training is necessary to understand recent and contemporary science? Does the lack of historical distance prevent good scholarship? Can (and will) historians of recent science share the turf with other professional groups, such as active scientists, scholars of science and technology studies, and science journalism? How to deal with scientists' and technocrats' constant interference with our work? Whose history are we writing? Whose science? The thirteen contributors to this volume are active researchers in what has been called 'the last frontier' in the history of science.
Making History
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Author : Peter Lambert
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2004
Making History written by Peter Lambert and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Making History is an exploration of the practice of history, historical tradition and the theories which surround it. Encompassing a huge diversity of influences, the book is organized around the following themes: crises and transformations - an assessment of the most significant movements in historical scholarship in the last century, including the Annales and Bielefeld Schools, and the development of social and economic history; theories into history - an investigation into the penetration of theory into historical practice, examining the social movements and ideologies which propelled the change, including Marxism, post-modernism and gender history; moving beyond history - an enquiry into the increasingly interdisciplinary trends in scholarship, revealing the interconnections between history, archaeology, psychoanalysis, sociology, anthropology, and literature; scholars from non-historical disciplines have contributed to provide a unique approach to a controversial debate; beyond the academy - an exploration of the changes in historical practice with reference to film, amateur history, heritage, popular culture, and New Labour.
Doing Oral History
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Author : Donald A. Ritchie
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-19
Doing Oral History written by Donald A. Ritchie and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-19 with History categories.
Doing Oral History is considered the premier guidebook to oral history, used by professional oral historians, public historians, archivists, and genealogists as a core text in college courses and throughout the public history community. Over the past decades, the development of digital audio and video recording technology has continued to alter the practice of oral history, making it even easier to produce quality recordings and to disseminate them on the Internet. This basic manual offers detailed advice on setting up an oral history project, conducting interviews, making video recordings, preserving oral history collections in archives and libraries, and teaching and presenting oral history. Using the existing Q&A format, the third edition asks new questions and augments previous answers with new material, particularly in these areas: 1. Technology: As before, the book avoids recommending specific equipment, but weighs the merits of the types of technology available for audio and video recording, transcription, preservation, and dissemination. Information about web sites is expanded, and more discussion is provided about how other oral history projects have posted their interviews online. 2. Teaching: The new edition addresses the use of oral history in online teaching. It also expands the discussion of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) with the latest information about compliance issues. 3. Presentation: Once interviews have been conducted, there are many opportunities for creative presentation. There is much new material available on innovative forms of presentation developed over the last decade, including interpretive dance and other public performances. 4. Legal considerations: The recent Boston College case, in which the courts have ruled that Irish police should have access to sealed oral history transcripts, has re-focused attention on the problems of protecting donor restrictions. The new edition offers case studies from the past decade. 5. Theory and Memory: As a beginner's manual, Doing Oral History has not dealt extensively with theoretical issues, on the grounds that these emerge best from practice. But the third edition includes the latest thinking about memory and provides a sample of some of the theoretical issues surrounding oral sources. It will include examples of increased studies into catastrophe and trauma, and the special considerations these have generated for interviewers. 6. Internationalism: Perhaps the biggest development in the past decade has been the spreading of oral history around the world, facilitated in part by the International Oral History Association. New oral history projects have developed in areas that have undergone social and political upheavals, where the traditional archives reflect the old regimes, particularly in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The third edition includes many more references to non-U.S. projects that will still be relevant to an American audience. These changes make the third edition of Doing Oral History an even more useful tool for beginners, teachers, archivists, and all those oral history managers who have inherited older collections that must be converted to the latest technology.