The Past as Liberation from HistoryThe Past as Liberation from History explores the difference between the social construction we call history and the lived experience we call the past, arguing that by failing to distinguish between the two, we risk unquestionably accepting as authoritative accounts of the past in which we have no voice. It shows that identities rooted in the richness and variety of the past, even when the history is painful, serve the purpose of drawing us closer to one another as we seek to realize our shared dreams of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. By placing in counterpoint broader educational concerns with the teaching experiences of the author, the study also explores this individual's testimony as a teacher seeking to make relevant for his students the examination of the past. |
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Page 38
... never was he so garish and cartoonish a figure as Jeeter Lester , the poor white cropper of Tobacco Road . Isham somehow maintained an identity which , if it did not make him a sympathetic figure , at least prompted consideration of ...
... never was he so garish and cartoonish a figure as Jeeter Lester , the poor white cropper of Tobacco Road . Isham somehow maintained an identity which , if it did not make him a sympathetic figure , at least prompted consideration of ...
Page 103
... never owned a tractor ) and declined to raise a crop of cotton . Cobb was of that first generation born after slavery's demise , and , although he lived a long life in a time of great change , he never escaped a sense of the past in ...
... never owned a tractor ) and declined to raise a crop of cotton . Cobb was of that first generation born after slavery's demise , and , although he lived a long life in a time of great change , he never escaped a sense of the past in ...
Page 141
... never vary their stories or even their voice , but remain always un- aware of their incompleteness . Even the best of them , unlike works of fiction , lack enough layering of meaning to hold the reader's attention . Perhaps it is ...
... never vary their stories or even their voice , but remain always un- aware of their incompleteness . Even the best of them , unlike works of fiction , lack enough layering of meaning to hold the reader's attention . Perhaps it is ...
Contents
The Past I Have Known | 87 |
Fridays Belong to Ned Cobb | 103 |
Interpreting the Past with Light and Shadow | 123 |
Copyright | |
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Doing History: Investigating with Children in Elementary and Middle Schools Linda S. Levstik,Keith C. Barton No preview available - 2005 |