New Directions in Political History

This roundtable takes up old themes and new perspectives in the field of political history. Scholars engage with six questions across three main categories: the scope of the field, current debates, and teaching. The first two questions ask how we should think about political power and the boundaries...

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Published in:The journal of the gilded age and progressive era 2023-01, Vol.22 (1), p.63-95
Main Authors: Broxmeyer, Jeffrey D., Andersen, Lisa M.F., Barreyre, Nicolas, Edwards, Rebecca, Lansing, Michael J., Lumba, Allan E.S., White, Tara Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Censorship
Corruption
Debates
Elections
Immigration
Noncitizens
Political history
Political power
Political violence
Progressive Era
Riots
Roundtable
Social activism
Social movements
State legislatures
Students
Teaching
Transnationalism
Trends
Violence
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Summary:This roundtable takes up old themes and new perspectives in the field of political history. Scholars engage with six questions across three main categories: the scope of the field, current debates, and teaching. The first two questions ask how we should think about political power and the boundaries of what constitute political history. The section on current debates interrogates the relationship between governing and social movements during the GAPE, and how to situate the political violence of the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot in historical perspective. The final section on teaching takes up two very different challenges. One question is a perennial concern about connecting with students in the classroom about political history. The other dilemma is how to respond to the growing cascade of censorship laws passed by state legislatures that prohibit the teaching of so-called “divisive concepts.”
ISSN:1537-7814
1943-3557
DOI:10.1017/S1537781422000548