Commemorating History

Question 1

What is commemoration?

Answer 1

Is the acknowledgement and understanding historical events whilst reflecting upon events within a community.

Question 2

What is a celebration?

Answer 2

A common gathering of people to embrace a day.

Question 3

What is a narrative history? and its downsides?

Answer 3

Tells the story of events relying on chronology to show historical events

However they can divert to focus on broader trends

Question 4

What is biography history? and it’s downsides?

Answer 4

Examines history through the lens of a particular person/group’s life. it gives insight into history times and their life

Becomes bias and only demonstrates onside of a perspective.

Question 5

What is social history?

Answer 5

Gives a stronger focus to the experiences of the broader population creating a ‘history from below’

Question 6

What is cultural history? and it’s downsides?

Answer 6

Combines elements of social history, intellectual history and anthropology to develop a new way of investigating the past.

Differing opinions on different cultural events/times

Question 7

What is Public History?

Answer 7

History that both informs and purposefully connects people and is constantly created and shaped using different view points.

Question 8

What forms of media and other sources do people use to engage with public history?

Answer 8

Wikipedia
TV news
Documentaries
Social Media