History Flashcards
White washed history
El Dorado is more than Spanish gold which is why it could not exist
(History requires patriarchal grand narratives that portray the white male as powerful or dominant)
Blurred lines between fact and fiction
All the men who now live with mermaids at the bottom of the sea. Or the people who found Atlantis. When the pilgrim fathers set sail
History changing the past
Very often history is a means of denying the past
People have never had a problem disposing of the past when it gets too difficult
How controlling history tailors history to your needs
Here is some advice. If you want to keep your own teeth, make your own sandwich
Louie controlling Jeanette’s family history
‘I’m your mother’, she said very quietly. ‘She was a carrying case’
