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BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE: TEACHING FACT AND FICTION

Penney Clark, Alan Sears, Étienne Anheim, Charles-Antoine Bachand, Julien Bazile, Audrey Bélanger, Jean-François Boutin, Vincent Boutonnet, Olivier Côté, Stéphanie Demers, Simon Dor, Alexandre Lanoix, Virginie Martel, Anik Meunier, Sabrina Moisan, Carla Peck, Bastien Sasseville, Valérie Theis, Marie-Pierre Tremblay, Marc-André Éthier, David Lefrançois, Judith Weisz Woodsworth



 

History has never been as present in our daily lives as it is today.


Through any number of media outlets, tens of millions of people are in daily contact with historical discourses and practices. Between games, informational articles, social media posts and other sources, history is everywhere—in Civilization VI, live-action role-playing games, The Berlin Trilogy, Game of Thrones, and the works of Tolkien or Satrapi.


This rise in popularity of history, along with an unprecedented access to social platforms, provide opposing and irreconcilable views of what should be commemorated (or debunked), of decolonization and reconciliation, and of other historical and social justice questions such as the elimination of police brutality and racism.


How can we help our youth develop the critical thinking they need to address these questions?


Reflecting on the use of works of non-academic history in the classroom, the authors of this book explore the use of popular or public history to teach historical thinking that will enable students to become informed and engaged citizens.

 

PUBLICATION DETAILS

LANGUAGE

BINDING

EDITION

ISBN

YEAR

PAGES

French

Paperback

9782763744704

2021

508

French

eBook

9782763744711

2021

508

English

Hardcover

9780776641546

2025

344

English

Paperback

9780776641447

2025

344

English

eBook

9780776641461

2025

344

OTHER NAMES

Bringing History to Life: Teaching Fact and Fiction

Mondes profanes. Édition augmentée et mise à jour

 

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Publishers: #UniversityOfOttawaPress (University of Ottawa Press)

Languages: #English #French

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Year: #Year2025


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Games:

#AssassinsCreed (Assassin's Creed)

#Civilization (Civilization VI)

#Minecraft (Minecraft) #SimCity (SimCity)


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