Monthly Post
Monthly post published on the fifteenth of the month that introduces the theme for the month.
“Hebrew with an Arabic Accent”: Teaching Israeli and Palestinian Shared History with Short Stories
Discussion of using short stories to teach twentieth century Israeli and Palestinian history
“Identity is Always Complex”: Teaching the Shared Histories of Israelis and Palestinians
Discussion of how to move beyond teaching the Israeli and Palestinian conflict and instead teach the shared histories of Palestinians and Israelis from a world-historical perspective
“A Time for Telling”: Lectures and Narratives in a Decolonized History Course
Discussion of how we can use lectures in world history classes with a focus on the Atlantic Revolutions
“Write Me a Letter Every Week”: Afroeurasian Trade and Integrating Jews into World History
Discussion of integrating Jewish history into world history with an emphasis on Jewish participation in Afroeurasian trade
“The Outbreak of the Present War”: Decolonization During and After the Second World War
Discussion of teaching decolonization’s connections to the Second World War and the Cold War
“Colonialism in all its Manifestations is an Evil”: Teaching Decolonization, 1914 to Present
Discussion of how to teach decolonization in world history courses and centering the agency of colonized peoples
“The Questions Were Asked by the Teachers”: Decolonizing Pedagogy in World History Classrooms
A discussion of the civilizing mission, colonial education, and how we decolonize our pedagogy.
“Workmen Constantly Employed”: Teaching Mass Production and Industrialization in the Long Nineteenth Century
A discussion of how to teach the nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution as a global process.
“We Have Dared to be Free”: Teaching the Haitian Revolution
A discussion of how world history teachers can teach the Haitian Revolution to highlight its global significance and legacies.
“Peace Was Made with the Carios”: Snapshots from Indigenous American History
A discussion about integrating the experiences of Indigenous Americans into the teaching of world history.
