History has never been as present in our daily lives as it is today. 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. 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. How can we help our youth develop the critical thinking they need to address these questions?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.

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Yes, you can access Bringing History to Life by Marc-André Éthier,David Lefrançois, Judith Weisz Woodsworth,Nicholas Ng-A-Fook,Carole Fleuret in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & World History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Publisher

Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press

Year

2025

eBook ISBN

9780776641461

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Topic

Education

Subtopic

World History

Cover
Halftitle Page
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: History: Town and Gown
Chapter 2: Understanding, Creating, and Learning History: Using the Past as Raw Material
Chapter 3: History on Television: Exploring Its Pedagogical Uses
Chapter 4: Using Moving Images to Teach History: Theory and Practice
Chapter 5: Using Film and Theatre in the Classroom
Chapter 6: Historical Interpretation and the Building of Virtual Worlds in the Age of Civilization, SimCity, and Minecraft
Chapter 7: Historical Grand Strategy Video Games
Chapter 8: From the Perspective of Action: The Example of Assassin’s Creed
Chapter 9: The Historical Novel: The Role of Fictional Characters in Developing Historical Thinking
Chapter 10: The Historical Graphic Novel: A Dialectical Reading of Popular and Scholarly Discourse
Chapter 11: Teaching History through Song and Poetry
Chapter 12: Museums, Historic Sites, and Monuments
Chapter 13: Historical Re-enactments: Strengths and Limitations of a Large-Scale Pedagogical Activity
Chapter 14: Built Heritage and Nonmaterial Culture
Bibliography
Education
Backcover

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