He refers to an interesting Eric Foner piece on thinking about American History after 9/11. We are reading this article in my Historical Methods class this week. The assignment:
Sept 13 – Why Bother? …
Read Peter N. Stearns, “Why Study History?”
Read David Oshinsky, “Humpty Dumpty of Scholarship: History Has Broken Into Pieces”
Read Gerald W. Schlabach, “A Sense of History: Some Components”
Read Eric Foner, “Rethinking American History in a Post-9/11 World”
Paper due (3 pages): After reading the four articles above, write an essay addressing the question, What is the most compelling reason to study history? Be sure to engage with some of the points made in the articles.
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