Labor historians

globe, the knowledge of these subjects always intrigued from an early age. From my first Social Studies class in the sixth grade until my final years in highschool, I was always most interested in learning the history of the world. The enjoyment I received from sitting in a History class can never be replaced with any other subject. Sitting in the front row seat, right in front of the teacher, listening to the stories from the past, would put me into a trance that would make me relive the moment as if I was part of history in itself. I knew from a young age that I wanted to become an Historian when I…

William Stubbs had transformed the study of history to a continuous and research driven university discipline. It is important to note that the study of history was not created by Stubbs as it was present for centuries. However through Stubbs’s work the subject of history began to have an impact for academic studies and future historians. The legacy of Stubbs can be seen through the introduction of the Constitution History of England. Stubbs’s articulates a warning to his audience before reading…

History is the study of past events. However, there are many accounts of the events from the past. How are we supposed to know which one is right? It is simple there is no one correct version of it .History is not just about the facts, but rather the interpretation of these facts. Interpretations and perspectives not only make history more interesting, but they allow people to analyze and create their own individual conclusions. People like Howard Zinn and Paul Johnson undertake the task of…

Peter Novick: His Noble Dream of Defining the “Objectivity Question” Among Historians A plaguing question for modern historians, distancing oneself from the source material and becoming “objective” in a subjective world has been a struggle for decades now. While many historians, try as they might, attempt to provide a well-rounded, even-handed account of history through their eyes albeit in the proper historical context, those such as Peter Novick believe many of their efforts to have been in…

Have you ever wondered how the information in your textbooks get there? Have you ever wondered why new historical studies are being researched each day? That is all thanks to Historians! Historians are people who spend their whole life studying, writing, and teaching about history. Historians require many special skills, education, and are very important in everyday life. Though there are tons of types of Historians, from teachers to museum workers, they all require the same skills.…

Madelia--There are so many reasons to love a parade. There is the festiveness of the environment, the people, the music, the fire trucks, the floats, or the fact that it is the only place where it is socially acceptable to eat candy found on street. It is difficult to find somebody who dislikes parades. On an beautiful Friday night a parade was held in Madelia for the 41st annual Madelia Park Days. There was no raining on this parade. The event was planned to take place on Friday evening in…

The Progression of History Books Throughout History History books have always been subjective; every generation has had a new generation of history books. Through his essay “Rewriting American History”, FitzGerald claims that each generation learns a new version of history. It has been shown through history books that the topic is very subjective; history is simply “his story”. New information arises throughout many years, decades, or centuries that provides context for past textbooks.…

written by white people. Saying that there are many unknown Egyptian cities and the origin of the name Egypt. The second point Browder brought up and wrote as the second falsehood within Draper's Article was "Only after the European powers colonized Africa in the 19th century did Western scholars pay attention to the color of the Nubians’ skin, to uncharitable effect.” Browder goes into more detail and talks about racism within the field of study and how Draper failed to mention the current…

torwards the working class is taken into account, it reveals contempt by the Harper government torwards union mobilization and simultaneous support of corporate elites. Between March to May of 2012 for instance, legislation was passed preventing Air Canada and CPR workers from striking. This was followed by requests for unions to provide an online account of their transactions along with right to work legislation allowing for federal level workers to opt out of unions; these legislations…

It’s the traditional responsibility of the historian to separate themselves from the public. Their role is to provide the masses with facts and theories. After all, there is the sanctity of neutrality we must uphold. I understood and embraced this position prior to reading Zinn. But my view was changed by his book. “[T]he real choice is not between shaping the world or not, but between doing it willingly or unconsciously” he writes. As a historian, we can either maintain the status quo by…