Tagged: popular view of history is largely shaped by movies


It’s All There in the Historical Record, but Whose?

February 1, 2011

For Alan Marcus, associate professor in the Neag School of Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction, history is all about point of view. That’s so, whether it’s told through film, historical monuments or even textbooks. The trick, for the discerning consumer, is to question the perspective while giving it full value in the search for […]