Lecture 1 Flashcards
1
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Historiography
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History of history
How we got from past history to here
2
Q
Why was history different 100 yrs ago
A
Upper class men were writing it, friends with leaders of countries and it focused on wealth and power
3
Q
What changed in 1940s
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After ww2 government provided tuition for soldiers
Those people started writing history
4
Q
What happened in 1960s
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Baby boomers become age to go to university
Canada becomes middle class country, can afford to pay tuition
Women go to university
5
Q
What happened when women began to go to university
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Start to write history
Many branches begin to form (working class history, women’s history)
6
Q
How is todays history different
A
Many perspectives
We can look back and see how gender, economics, class, industrialization influenced sport
