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Misrepresentation and Silence in United States History Textbooks

The Politics of Historical Oblivion

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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.

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Misrepresentation and Silence in United States History Textbooks, Mneesha Gellman

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2024
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Titolo
Misrepresentation and Silence in United States History Textbooks
Sottotitolo
The Politics of Historical Oblivion
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2024
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Copertina rigida
Pagine
140
ISBN13
9783031503528
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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.