Michael McInneshin

Academic opposing bad history

[Michael McInneshin @mmcinneshin]

https://t.co/gvRlUdea8P

Abulafia:
[My opponents are] "shifting from an empirical approach" [to history, where as I am *unpolitical* and empirical, see:]
"Portuguese Empire ... founded around *trading stations*"
Empirical approach:

[Seán William Gannon @swgannon]

'History Reclaimed aims to recover ways of looking at the past that are being pushed to one side by ideologically driven distortions about what happened in history'.🙄
#BritishEmpire

David Abulafia - Sunday Telegraph

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#525summer21 #525winter21

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@525902Edlttk I actually worry that the more famous, the greater likelihood of plagiarism, although reverse image search might nip that in the bud.

[Michael McInneshin @mmcinneshin]

Grade: 10-12
Subject: History
Students will monitor popular stances in historical debates as argued on Twitter. Collect data on the evidence used by Twitterati. Hashtags for guidance will be provided throughout course.
#525Summer21

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@gilgaustus (or contemporary critiques of American empire?)

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@cawley_emmett @Edlt525_325 I think this is a fantastic way to get at the meaning of social media itself, have a chance to evaluate rhetoric and how speech works, *and* introduce students to professional worlds, including perhaps some they might never have known about.

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@historytudor1 Is this at the level of elite politicians only, or a wide variety of elites, or a broad spectrum of social classes?

Don't forget colonials (especially "native" soldiers) if this ever comes to be.

How does this take advantage of the Twitter platform?

[Michael McInneshin @mmcinneshin]

@DanDSilva3 "Afro-Eurasia" is a variant word that, I think, captures what you intend. Query about "civilization"--are you including pastoralists who--while not dwelling in cities, initially--have extensive developed cultural systems in the time period? (or simple farming *village* "civs"?)

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@Melinda36231905 This sounds interesting, but perhaps a wider range of elementary students to connect to (3rd graders, etc.). What are issues with handles not honestly portraying themselves?

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@DanDSilva3 Not sure of the duration, but it would probably be over a decent stretch of time. The number of feeds cited would be low double digits (unless doing a really big data study).

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Of no surprise is trying to hide Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists.

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The absolute best (and by best, I mean worst) irony in the (now stalled?) Texas education legislation is this "commitment to free speech and civil discourse" that eliminates teaching all discourse about those trying to win free speech for those denied the right:

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#525Summer21

Just as a general utility for teaching, following Twitter-addicted scholars is often very helpful for a World Historian, finding both lesson ideas and content (including maps, images) in areas and fields you are likely unfamiliar with.

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@RMurphy3576 Is there a clarification of the "facts"? Is this outside research, or a highlighting of existing course material?

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@mth6133 Is this meant to role-play the debates that existed? Are the students supposed to argue as their chosen author would vs. others? Would the students be supplied (shortened) texts as the basis for their tweets, or would the research be in their hands to find Voltaire's, &c. words?

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@jayjamescarter Sorry for this unorthodox approach, but sent you an email.

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Well well welly well. Taught Iran-Contra in global history today while Barr giving his press conference.

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@TeraWHunter It's my parody of his passage.

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