AHA Session 164
Saturday, January 4, 2025: 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Empire Ballroom East (Sheraton New York, Second Floor)
Chair:
Edward Muir, Northwestern University
Established in 2023, the James M. Banner, Jr., Lecture on the State of the Discipline of History examines historians’ work and seeks to suggest improvements to fundamental aspects of the discipline including its structure; the institutions that support, preserve, and convey historical knowledge; and the education and practices of historians.
Session Abstract
Around the world, citizens and leaders are seeking to realign collective identities with political
boundaries. These aspirations are reshaping the ways we discuss—and the ways we divide over—history. In the inaugural James M. Banner, Jr., Lecture on the State of the Discipline of History, Johann Neem asks whether the history discipline is prepared to respond to the changes taking place around us. He will explore how schools, museums, public history sites, and college classrooms might respond to the revival of nationalism. What are the histories that need sharing in a fast-changing world? What responsibility do we, as historians, have to the nation and its people?
boundaries. These aspirations are reshaping the ways we discuss—and the ways we divide over—history. In the inaugural James M. Banner, Jr., Lecture on the State of the Discipline of History, Johann Neem asks whether the history discipline is prepared to respond to the changes taking place around us. He will explore how schools, museums, public history sites, and college classrooms might respond to the revival of nationalism. What are the histories that need sharing in a fast-changing world? What responsibility do we, as historians, have to the nation and its people?
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