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Interrupting History

Rethinking History Curriculum after ‘The End of History’

by Robert John Parkes (Author)
©2011 Textbook XVI, 156 Pages
Series: Counterpoints, Volume 404

Summary

Since the emergence of postmodern social theory, history has been haunted by predictions of its imminent end. Postmodernism has been accused of making historical research and writing untenable, encouraging the proliferation of revisionist histories, providing fertile ground for historical denial, and promoting the adoption of a mournful view of the past. This provocative book re-examines the nature of the alleged «threat» to history posed by postmodernism, and explores the implications of postmodern social theory for history as curriculum. Interrupting History will be of interest to curricularists and critical pedagogues around the globe, and to history educators at all levels of education. Making an important contribution to the struggle for critical and effective histories, it is a must-read text for those studying or teaching history today.

Details

Pages
XVI, 156
Publication Year
2011
ISBN (Hardcover)
9781433112409
ISBN (Softcover)
9781433112393
Language
English
Keywords
Education Theory and Practice of Education Curriculum (Postmodernism, History Education, Critical Pedagogy)
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2011. XVI, 156 pp.

Biographical notes

Robert John Parkes (Author)

Robert John Parkes, PhD, is Senior Lecturer in Curriculum Studies (history, social, and media education) at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is co-editor, with Zsuzsa Millei and Tom Griffiths, of Re-Theorizing Discipline in Education: Problems, Politics, and Possibilities, also published with Peter Lang.

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