Misrepresentation and Silence in United States History Textbooks

The Politics of Historical Oblivion

Autori

• Mneesha Gellman

Parametri

• 140 pagine
• 5 ore di lettura

• Pedagogia
• Saggistica
• Scienze politiche & Politica
• Scienze sociali
• Tema stórico

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Focusing on the representation of Native Americans and Mexican-origin immigrants in high school history textbooks, this book analyzes educational materials from the 1950s to 2022. It reveals a persistent narrative of White dominance over BIPOC groups, despite some improvements in depicting non-White perspectives. Through textual analysis and interviews with BIPOC students, the work highlights the detrimental effects of misrepresentation on youth identity and advocates for a reevaluation of US history curricula to include diverse narratives and perspectives.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2024

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