The standard history of the War of 1812 in the American mindset is one of victory. Victory over the greatest empire then known, the triumph of our new republic and the assurance of our independence from colonial rule. However this interpretation is challenged when considered from two other perspectives besides the US and the British …
05. Women and household technology
From Unit of Production to Unit of Consumption: The Household Economy and the Role of Household Technology
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Cowan’s chapter “Twentieth-Century Changes in Household Technology” in her book More Work For Mother, discusses the transition in the household economy due to the invention and application of new technologies into the home, and what this transition meant for the homemaker. She begins by stating that the accepted model for this transition is from the household economy …
04. What is revisionism?
The Essential Practice of Historical Revisionism-
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The concept of historical revisionism is rife with pejorative and negative connotations, as James McPherson notes in his article in the American Historical Association “Revisionist Historians”. Oftentimes the concept is equated with deliberate and malicious reworking of historical narratives to serve a purpose, whether political or ideological. His specific reference to this phenomenon in modern times is …
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01. Objectivity
Objectivity and Bias in the Study of History: Is Objectivity Achievable?
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The article I was assigned to read and critique dealt with explaining the practice of history as a scientific endeavor, rather than as a subsection of literature. The author, Mamta Aggarwal, begins her argument by stating that when writing or studying history it is inevitable that there will be subjectivity and personal bias. Her argument …
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