The Cynical Historian | Scholarly vs. Public vs. Pop History | The Diatribe @CynicalHistorian | Uploaded 5 years ago | Updated 2 hours ago
There are many types of history, and one batch of categories determines what the expected audience will be. Scholarly history only tries to talk to scholars. Pop history is only concerned with being popular. And public is somewhere in between. I hope I am that third category.
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references:
Paul Andrew Hutton, The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History (New York: Broadway Books, 2017). amzn.to/2u9ZV1G
Patricia Nelson Limerick, The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West (New York: W. W. Norton, 1987). amzn.to/2WEFTcA
Carl L. Becker, “Everyman His Own Historian.” American Historical Review 37, no. 2 (29 December 1931): 221-36. historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/presidential-addresses/carl-l-becker
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There are many types of history, and one batch of categories determines what the expected audience will be. Scholarly history only tries to talk to scholars. Pop history is only concerned with being popular. And public is somewhere in between. I hope I am that third category.
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references:
Paul Andrew Hutton, The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History (New York: Broadway Books, 2017). amzn.to/2u9ZV1G
Patricia Nelson Limerick, The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West (New York: W. W. Norton, 1987). amzn.to/2WEFTcA
Carl L. Becker, “Everyman His Own Historian.” American Historical Review 37, no. 2 (29 December 1931): 221-36. historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/presidential-addresses/carl-l-becker
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SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS:
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LET'S CONNECT:
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Twitter: twitter.com/Cynical_History
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Hashtags: #history #PopHistory #PublicHistory