A New Political History? Perception and Memory in British Historical Writing
This will consider whether new approaches to the study of contemporaries' perception of events, combined with the historical theory of collective memory, are useful, and how, in thinking about the past. It will also consider the extent to which this has redefined the field of political history, particularly in relation to the ‘linguistic turn’. For this latter element, you will touch on changes in the discipline of political history over the last 50 years or so, introducing the importance of questions of class, race and gender as important parts of political history too.
This session would primarily draw on examples from common A-level areas of study, including US Civil Rights, the French Revolution, Tudor and Stuart Britain, and the Global 20th Century. It can however be adapted for particular topics.
Host: Oscar is a current Oxford History student and Scholar, who has taken multiple modules in political philosophy, modern political history and international relations. These include: 1) Political Thought 1780-1920, 2) Remarking the World: 1919 (International Relations), 3) Britain in the 1970s.
Suitability: Minds Underground™’s online World Literature & History masterclasses are aimed at, but not restricted to, students looking to study degrees in: English, History, English and History, Social Science courses. This particular masterclass would also be of interest to prospective Politics applicants.
Duration: Suggested 1-2 hours dependent on the level of detail desired.
This will consider whether new approaches to the study of contemporaries' perception of events, combined with the historical theory of collective memory, are useful, and how, in thinking about the past. It will also consider the extent to which this has redefined the field of political history, particularly in relation to the ‘linguistic turn’. For this latter element, you will touch on changes in the discipline of political history over the last 50 years or so, introducing the importance of questions of class, race and gender as important parts of political history too.
This session would primarily draw on examples from common A-level areas of study, including US Civil Rights, the French Revolution, Tudor and Stuart Britain, and the Global 20th Century. It can however be adapted for particular topics.
Host: Oscar is a current Oxford History student and Scholar, who has taken multiple modules in political philosophy, modern political history and international relations. These include: 1) Political Thought 1780-1920, 2) Remarking the World: 1919 (International Relations), 3) Britain in the 1970s.
Suitability: Minds Underground™’s online World Literature & History masterclasses are aimed at, but not restricted to, students looking to study degrees in: English, History, English and History, Social Science courses. This particular masterclass would also be of interest to prospective Politics applicants.
Duration: Suggested 1-2 hours dependent on the level of detail desired.
This will consider whether new approaches to the study of contemporaries' perception of events, combined with the historical theory of collective memory, are useful, and how, in thinking about the past. It will also consider the extent to which this has redefined the field of political history, particularly in relation to the ‘linguistic turn’. For this latter element, you will touch on changes in the discipline of political history over the last 50 years or so, introducing the importance of questions of class, race and gender as important parts of political history too.
This session would primarily draw on examples from common A-level areas of study, including US Civil Rights, the French Revolution, Tudor and Stuart Britain, and the Global 20th Century. It can however be adapted for particular topics.
Host: Oscar is a current Oxford History student and Scholar, who has taken multiple modules in political philosophy, modern political history and international relations. These include: 1) Political Thought 1780-1920, 2) Remarking the World: 1919 (International Relations), 3) Britain in the 1970s.
Suitability: Minds Underground™’s online World Literature & History masterclasses are aimed at, but not restricted to, students looking to study degrees in: English, History, English and History, Social Science courses. This particular masterclass would also be of interest to prospective Politics applicants.
Duration: Suggested 1-2 hours dependent on the level of detail desired.
