What is American Civilization?
There is no one answer to this, and it varies depending upon ones perspective; i.e., what questions you ask of American history and what points you concentrate on. In this course we will approach this issue from various perspectives. What is a History Thinking Machine? This course endeavors to explore ways of HOW to think about history as opposed to WHAT we should think. Historians train to approach the study of history with various history tools that will be developed. What does it take to bring history alive? This course examines the roots of the ongoing dilemma as to why so many students perceive history as being boring/irrelevant. By identifying sources of the problem, the hope is that some viable solutions might emerge so that we can break this seemingly endless cycle. What does history have to do with my life? Benjamin Franklin divided knowledge into two categories: the useful and ornamental. Seemingly, history appears to be ornamental, but could it be that it might be useful? Th
