Full Description
History has never been as present in our daily lives as it is today. _x000D_
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Through any number of media outlets, tens of millions of people are in daily contact with historical discourses and practices. Between games, informational articles, social media posts and other sources, history is everywhere—in Civilization VI, live-action role-playing games, The Berlin Trilogy, Game of Thrones, and the works of Tolkien or Satrapi. _x000D_
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This rise in popularity of history, along with an unprecedented access to social platforms, provide opposing and irreconcilable views of what should be commemorated (or debunked), of decolonization and reconciliation, and of other historical and social justice questions such as the elimination of police brutality and racism. _x000D_
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How can we help our youth develop the critical thinking they need to address these questions?_x000D_
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Reflecting on the use of works of non-academic history in the classroom, the authors of this book explore the use of popular or public history to teach historical thinking that will enable students to become informed and engaged citizens.
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
Introduction
CHAPTER 1
History: Town and Gown
Valérie Theis and Étienne Anheim
CHAPTER 2
Understanding, Creating, and Learning History: Using the Past as Raw Material
David Lefrançois and Marc-André Éthier
CHAPTER 3
History on Television: Exploring Its Pedagogical Uses
Olivier Côté and Alexandre Lanoix
CHAPTER 4
Using Moving Images to Teach History: Theory and Practice
Bastien Sasseville and Marie-Pier Tremblay
CHAPTER 5
Using Film and Theatre in the Classroom
Vincent Boutonnet
CHAPTER 6
Historical Interpretation and the Building of Virtual Worlds in the Age of Civilization, SimCity, and Minecraft
Vincent Boutonnet
CHAPTER 7
Historical Grand Strategy Video Games
Simon Dor
CHAPTER 8
From the Perspective of Action: The Example of Assassin's Creed
Julien Bazile
CHAPTER 9
The Historical Novel: The Role of Fictional Characters in Developing Historical Thinking
Audrey Bélanger and Sabrina Moisan
CHAPTER 10
The Historical Graphic Novel: A Dialectical Reading of Popular and Scholarly Discourse
Jean-François Boutin and Virginie Martel
CHAPTER 11
Teaching History through Song and Poetry
Charles-Antoine Bachand
CHAPTER 12
Museums, Historic Sites, and Monuments
Anik Meunier
CHAPTER 13
Historical Re-enactments: Strengths and Limitations of a Large-Scale Pedagogical Activity
Alexandre Lanoix
CHAPTER 14
Built Heritage and Nonmaterial Culture
Julia Poyet and Stéphanie Demers
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