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History
To what extent can we “know” the past?
How do historians and history educators select what is relevant to “count” as history?
What are the benefits and dangers of popularizing history (i.e. in pop culture)?
To what extent can what is known about history be changed? What are some change agents?
To what extent does History shape or inform identity (cultural and self)?
What common fallacies arise in studying history?
How reliable is eye-witness testimony as a primary source?
Can historical events be described in neutral language?
What do we count as valid historical “evidence”?
How do historians know if they have enough evidence to form a conclusion?
In what ways can history be manipulated?
In what instances, if any, should nations apologize for past acts due to “historical guilt”?
Is history more linear and progressive, or cyclical and repetitive?
Are historical claims restricted by the language they use?
Does history show we have made ethical progress?
To what extent is historical objectivity possible?
What are the benefits and drawbacks to primary and secondary resources, respectively?
How do historians know how to categorize historical eras (i.e. “The Middle Ages”)
To what extent is history a description? An explanation?
If “truth” in History is difficult to prove, then does it follow that all versions are equally acceptable?
Who makes history and who controls it?
What are the constraints of the historian’s tools/methods?
What “truth tests” are best applied to history?
In what ways do historians “argue” for their perspective on events?
What role should/does empathy play in a historian’s work?
How does technology affect and shape history?
Can the scientific method be applied to history?
Should historians make moral judgments about the past?
How does history differ from other Social Sciences?
How are History and the Arts connected?
How is history similar to fiction? How is it different?
To what extent does emotion play a role in historical interpretation?