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@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ - Review information for Monday quiz + Attend American Government recording + HIST 2112 Course Introduction -- HIST 2112 Content Overview ++ HIST 2112 Content Overview - Calendar diff --git a/smith/01_content b/smith/01_content new file mode 100644 index 0000000..48d0d49 --- /dev/null +++ b/smith/01_content @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +What is history? +- History controls "our frames of reference, our identities, and our + aspirations," (James Baldwin), so history tells us about how we got + here. +- Historians both determine facts as absolute provable events and build + narratives and explanations from those facts through analysis. + - Documents => Facts. A speech, a physical artifact, affidavit. + - Secondary source => analysis. Text book or paper is statements + that infer or induce ideas. +- Myths + - We study history so we won't repeat our mistakes. + - History doesn't repeat itself. + - We study history so we can predict the future + - History lets us understand the present but we can't predict + the future. + - We study history to learn about American exceptionalism + - Historian researchers do not want to instill patriotism; they + want you to think critically about what's happening now. + +- Studying history develops + - understanding of the present + - critically think about arguments, trends, patterns, sources + - being politically informed + - and how to act in modern politics. + +Themes: +- Conflict over identity and freedom + - Individual identity + - National (American) + - Racial (white supremacy) + - How has the idea of freedom changed over time? + - Civil rights + +How to succeed +- Read actively + - and ask questions + - and ask questions about the class +- Note-taking (engage with course materials) + - What happened? + - Why did it happen? + - Importance + - Chronology matters, but dates won't be quizzed. Timelines and + causality are better. +- Studying + - "Review, recite, and reflect." |