Understanding and Teaching Contemporary US History since Reagan / edited by Kimber Quinney and Amy L. Sayward.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Quinney, Kimber, editor.

Sayward, Amy L., 1969- editor.

Series:

Harvey Goldberg series for understanding and teaching history.

The Harvey Goldberg Series for Understanding and Teaching History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teaching.

United States--History--20th century Study and teaching.

United States.

United States--History--21st century Study and teaching.

Genre:

History

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2022]

Summary:

Understanding and Teaching Contemporary US History since Reagan is designed for teachers looking for new perspectives on teaching the recent past, the period of US history often given the least attention in classrooms. Less of a traditional textbook than a pedagogical Swiss Army knife, the volume offers a diversity of voices and approaches to teaching a field that, by its very nature, invites vigorous debate and puts generational differences in stark relief. Older history is likely to feel removed from the lived experiences of both teachers and students, allowing for a certain dispassion of perspective. By contrast, contemporary history creates unique challenges, as individual teachers and students may think they know "what really happened" by virtue of their personal experiences.The volume addresses a wide swath of topics, from social movements around identity and representation to the Supreme Court, law enforcement, migration, climate change, and international relations. Emphasizing critical thinking and primary-source analysis, it will aid teachers in creating an invigorating and democratizing classroom experience. Intended for use in both secondary and postsecondary classrooms, the book's structure allows for a variety of applications and invites a broad audience.

Contents:

Introduction: Teaching contemporary history since Reagan / Amy L. Sayward and Kimber M. Quinney

"Life, liberty, or property": analyzing American identity through open resources / Monica L. Butler

Examining African American voter suppression, from Reagan to Trump / Aaron Treadwell

"Work does not stop with this march on Washington": LGBTQ+ national mobilizations, 1979-2009 / Josh Cerretti

Public debate, citizenship participation, and recent US Supreme Court nominations / Leah Vallely

The drug war era: from the crack epidemic to the opioid crisis / Kathryn McLain and Matthew R. Pembleton

A difficult balance: national security and democracy from Reagan to Trump / Kimber M. Quinney

Explaining Waco: how historians come to different conclusions about what really happened / Andrew Polk

A nation at risk? Education debates and policies from Reagan to Trump / Carl P. Watts

Undermining the sandbags: How neoliberalism encouraged undocumented migration, from the 1980s to the early 2020s / Benjamin C. Montoya

Racializing legality in post-1965 immigration debates / Natalie Mendoza

Something old, something new, something purple? US military adaptation from the renewed Cold War to resurrected confrontation / Hal Friedman

Arctic nation: climate change changes policy / Jeremy M. McKenzie and Laura Krenicki

Pushing back: nuclear disarmament and peace activism during the Cold War and beyond / Lori Clune

Framing America for the world: understanding US foreign policy rhetoric: using presidential speeches before the UN General Assembly / Amy L. Sayward

Teaching women and US foreign policy: Hillary Rodham Clinton and women's rights as human rights / Allida Black and Kate English.

Teaching Women and US Foreign Policy: Hillary Rodham Clinton and Women's Rights as Human Rights | Allida Black and Kate Weckesser English

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780299339531

029933953X

OCLC:

1350420461