172. Emily Glankler: The Power of Historical Perspective

Feb 15, 2023

Emily Glankler, founder of Anti-Social Studies, discusses the power of historical perspective and how to make history interesting for kids. They explore the importance of historical interpretation, accurate representation in fiction writing, and humanizing historical figures. They also touch on cults and historical tangents. A fun and engaging episode!

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

The Power of Historical Perspective

02:47 • 16min

The Importance of Historical Perspective in Fiction Writing

18:35 • 14min

Exploring Bravewriter's Online History Writing Classes

32:51 • 5min

Humanizing Historical Figures and Bringing History to Life

38:15 • 25min

Exploring Cults and Historical Tangents

01:03:04 • 2min

Appreciation and Resources

01:04:52 • 2min

The way most of us were taught history can be boring — just a list of dates and events with no relevance. But once you start teaching history to your kids, everything changes, and you wish you could show your kids now what you wish you had seen when you were first learning history yourself.

Today's guest, Emily Glankler, is the founder of Anti-Social Studies, wildly popular TikTok and Instagram accounts and a website by the same name. Her passion and sense of humor make history come alive for your family. With degrees in history and international studies, she's a veteran high school teacher in Austin, Texas, and a love of improv, Emily finds the details of world history and turns them into relevant stories for today’s students.. Emily's mission with her podcast and social media channels is to remind people of the significance of historical events and provide fun and contextualized historical information. We discuss how to make history interesting and engaging for kids and adults — and it’s simpler than you might think!

You can download show notes for the podcast here: https://blog.bravewriter.com/category/podcasts/

Resources:

Emily Glankler is found at: antisocialstudies.org/aboutemily
Instagram: @antisocstudies
TikTok: @antisocialstudies
High School Writing:
Historical Fiction (Start Date: February 20): https://bravewriter.com/online-classes/high-school-writing-rebellious-history
Rebellious History (Start Date: April 3): https://bravewriter.com/online-classes/high-school-writing-rebellious-history
Middle School Writing:
History Writing Projects (Start Date: March 20): https://bravewriter.com/online-classes/middle-school-writing-history-projects
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