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 43
... past as if it were a lifeless object detached from ourselves . When the past is ordered by carefully demarcated historical eras with a nod given to every major topic , there is little chance for realizing what Walter Benjamin has ...
... past as if it were a lifeless object detached from ourselves . When the past is ordered by carefully demarcated historical eras with a nod given to every major topic , there is little chance for realizing what Walter Benjamin has ...
Page 58
... past cannot be remembered except as we reference ourselves to it.8 The histories related by others will assign us , if we allow them , an identity that separates us from the past that , in Walter Benjamin's memorable image , expected ...
... past cannot be remembered except as we reference ourselves to it.8 The histories related by others will assign us , if we allow them , an identity that separates us from the past that , in Walter Benjamin's memorable image , expected ...
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... past and present cannot bear witness unless it also testifies to the struggles of the past to realize our aspirations . We teach , after all , in anticipation of a better world which we shall never know . If we are to live in com ...
... past and present cannot bear witness unless it also testifies to the struggles of the past to realize our aspirations . We teach , after all , in anticipation of a better world which we shall never know . If we are to live in com ...
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 |