Metahistory as Public History
On Introducing Metahistorical Perspectives in Events about Events
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9878446 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ola Innset (0000-0001-9999-4508, BI Norwegian Business School, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 375 |
| Pages | 392-407 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2648 • E-ISSN: 1468-229X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-229x.13265 |
| OpenAlex | W4214880761 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article argues that the introduction of ‘metahistorical perspectives’ can greatly enrich the practice of public history. Through the example of a series of public events about important historical events held at the National Library of Norway, it is argued that an attention to microhistory, pedagogical theory and especially William Sewell Jr.’s theory of events can be beneficial when programming events for the general public. This focus on ‘metahistorical perspectives’ in the practice of public history stands in contrast to widely held notions of public history as entailing simplifications and ‘dumbing down’ of academic knowledge
Economic history · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Media studies · Microhistory · Public history · Social science · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · History · Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis · Philosophy · Philosophy, History, and Historiography
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |