The United States: A Total History from 1789 to 1900
We intend to provide this course on an on-demand basis, so you can enrol on it at any time. You will gain access to the following resources:
- A syllabus featuring a mixture of academic articles and books, primary sources, and (optional) quantitative data.
- Recorded video and audio lectures to accompany the syllabus.
- A digital book of primary sources.
- A chatbot that has been trained for the course.
- Bi-monthly seminars with your course tutor, with discussion based on a question-and-answer format.
- The option to submit one essay every two months, which your tutor will provide feedback on.
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Historians focus on storytelling; scientists test hypotheses.
The goal should be to tell good stories about well-tested hypotheses.
Great thread. This is the debate we need to be having. Preserving the humanities as they are currently constituted means resigning ourselves to a much smaller role in the university. Or we can change the core values of the humanities so that they meet the moment
The working paper ‘The Slavery Debates or: Why We Need a New Total History’ by @joefrancis505 is the first post at our new substack! https://tinyurl.com/5fn2wrh6
The Total History Initiative is my new project. It's just a little seed, but my dream is for it to grow into something bigger. It has a website () and its own Twitter account (@totalhistoryin).
This thread outlines my goals for the project.
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