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According to the author's note, what was the intention behind the September Perspectives on History column?
According to the author's note, what was the intention behind the September Perspectives on History column?
- To foreclose a conversation for many members
- To harm colleagues, the discipline, and the Association
- To generate anger and dismay among colleagues and members
- To open a conversation on how we 'do' history in a politically charged environment (correct)
What does the author take responsibility for in the author's note?
What does the author take responsibility for in the author's note?
- Conveying what was intended
- Generating anger and dismay among colleagues and members
- Causing harm to colleagues, the discipline, and the Association (correct)
- Foreclosing a conversation for many members
What does the author apologize for in the author's note?
What does the author apologize for in the author's note?
- Provoking the AHA membership
- Leaving the impression that questions posed from absence, grief, memory, and resilience matter less than those posed from positions of power
- Alienating Black colleagues and friends (correct)
- Drawing attention to methodological flaws in teleological presentism
What does presentism threaten to do to historians?
What does presentism threaten to do to historians?
What happened to the number of PhDs awarded to students working on pre-1800 topics from 2003 to 2013?
What happened to the number of PhDs awarded to students working on pre-1800 topics from 2003 to 2013?
What is the consequence of the discipline's focus on the 20th and 21st centuries?
What is the consequence of the discipline's focus on the 20th and 21st centuries?
What is the main concern raised by the author regarding the teaching of American history through The 1619 Project?
What is the main concern raised by the author regarding the teaching of American history through The 1619 Project?
Justice Stephen Breyer argues that history should not be the primary measure for adjudicating contemporary legal issues because
Justice Stephen Breyer argues that history should not be the primary measure for adjudicating contemporary legal issues because
What is the consequence of shaping history to justify contemporary political positions?
What is the consequence of shaping history to justify contemporary political positions?
How should historians interpret elements of the past?
How should historians interpret elements of the past?
Where did the majority of Africans who passed through Elmina Castle go?
Where did the majority of Africans who passed through Elmina Castle go?
What is the main concern of the historian in the text?
What is the main concern of the historian in the text?
What is the author's criticism of the US Supreme Court decisions mentioned in the text?
What is the author's criticism of the US Supreme Court decisions mentioned in the text?
What does the text suggest about the interpretation of history in recent political contexts?
What does the text suggest about the interpretation of history in recent political contexts?
