History, Pseudohistory, and Propaganda: What History Is… and Isn’t.
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
Presentation Type
Panel Discussion
Start Date
17-9-2018 4:00 PM
Description
During this year’s Humanities Symposium, scholars and thinkers will explore how history and other narratives of the past are communicated in today’s world and used for various political, cultural, and ideological purposes. But what exactly IS history? How is the “history” practiced by professional historians similar to (or different from) the “history” that shows up in popular entertainment, art, literature, schooling, and political discussions? Join the members of Belmont’s Department of History for a rambunctious round table discussion about how we define history, how historians practice historical research, and the ways that history is used and abused.
Recommended Citation
Bisson, Cynthia; Bisson, Douglas; Jackson-Abernathy, Brenda; Kuryla, Peter; and Schafer, Daniel, "History, Pseudohistory, and Propaganda: What History Is… and Isn’t." (2018). Humanities Symposium. 14.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2018/2018/14
History, Pseudohistory, and Propaganda: What History Is… and Isn’t.
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
During this year’s Humanities Symposium, scholars and thinkers will explore how history and other narratives of the past are communicated in today’s world and used for various political, cultural, and ideological purposes. But what exactly IS history? How is the “history” practiced by professional historians similar to (or different from) the “history” that shows up in popular entertainment, art, literature, schooling, and political discussions? Join the members of Belmont’s Department of History for a rambunctious round table discussion about how we define history, how historians practice historical research, and the ways that history is used and abused.
Comments
Convocation Credit: Society and the Arts and Sciences