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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01jw827f81m| Title: | Making history matter: From abstract truth to critical engagement |
| Other Titles: | Making history matter: Toolkit for communicators |
| Contributors: | Miller, Theresa L. Volmert, Andrew L'Hôte, Emilie Aassar, Mia Callen, April Gibbons, Clara |
| Keywords: | Public history—Handbooks, manuals, etc. History—Study and teaching—Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
| Issue Date: | Feb-2022 |
| Publisher: | American Association for State and Local History |
| Place of Publication: | Nashville |
| Description: | We need a more productive public conversation about history, one that builds understanding of what inclusive history looks like—especially the histories of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and other historically oppressed groups—and of its importance for all of us. In this report, we outline a framing strategy to get there. By adopting a critical engagement frame, communicators can overcome the polarized discussions surrounding the search for a singular “truth” of American history and engage the public in a more productive conversation about the past and the role of history in American society. In this report, we focus on the framing strategy, which includes a set of specific recommendations for communicators. This report is accompanied by an earlier report summarizing the public’s existing understandings of history, as well as a supplement that summarizes the research methods used in the project and describes the evidence behind each of the recommendations presented here. Also included is a "toolkit". These strategies are based on a two-year deep-dive research project undertaken by our organizations to develop specific recommendations for communicators. This toolkit is designed to make it easy for you to incorporate our research-tested framing strategies into your communications. The intention is for you to incorporate the evidence-based messages in this toolkit. Consistency is key, and that comes when all like-minded advocates speak the same language. |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01jw827f81m |
| Related resource: | https://aaslh.org/reframing-history/ |
| Appears in Collections: | Monographic reports and papers (Publicly Accessible) |
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