History in Focus cover image

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.
30:48

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

  • Implementing a historiography-based inquiry model helps students analyze historical narratives, like Holocaust testimonies.
  • Woody Holton discusses fragileism in far-right politics, emphasizing emotional appeals over rational discourse.

Deep dives

Teaching Historiography and Inquiry Strategies

The podcast episode delves into the challenges faced by history instructors and presents innovative strategies to overcome them. One key idea discussed is the implementation of a historiography-based inquiry model in high school classrooms. This model aims to help students analyze historiography and understand its impact on shaping historical narratives. Through examples like exploring Holocaust victims' voices, the episode highlights the importance of engaging students in historiographical interpretation.

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode