History in Focus S2 E8 Teaching Historiography + Chilling Affects
Apr 3, 2024
Experts in historiography and the Holocaust discuss challenges faced by history instructors, integrating historiography in secondary school curriculum, and the emotionalization in far-right politics. Woody Holton talks about triggering, the Far Right targeting Black history, and the shift towards emotional appeals in American far-right politics.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Teaching Historiography in History Classrooms
01:44 • 13min
Academic Discussions on Historiography, Testimony, and Societal Divisions
14:35 • 2min
Navigating Academia: Service Work, Advocacy, and Controversial Curriculum
16:52 • 9min
Political Shifts in South Carolina and Discussions on 'Fragileism'
25:30 • 2min
Emotionalization of American Far-Right Politics and Fragileism
27:31 • 3min