The silence of the ellipses
Why history can’t be about telling our children lies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21369926 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sam Wineburg (0000-0002-4838-1522, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 8-11 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phi Delta Kappan (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-7217 • E-ISSN: 1940-6487 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0031721721992558 |
| OpenAlex | W3122660066 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
History textbooks are less likely to be complete renderings of the truth than a series of stories textbook authors (and the many stakeholders who influence them) consider beneficial. Sam Wineburg describes how the process of writing history textbooks often leads to sanitized and inaccurate versions of history. As an example, he describes how the story of Crispus Attucks and the Boston massacre has evolved over time. The goal of historical study, he explains, is not to cultivate love or hate of the country. Rather, it should provide us with the courage needed to look ourselves unflinching in the face, so that we may understand who we were and who we might aspire to become
Aesthetics · Courage · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept) · Media studies · Political science · Silence · Social science · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · History · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |