The Radicalism of Oral History: Teaching and Reflecting on War, Empire, and Capitalism
Vol. 117 (2020), Teaching About Capitalism, War, and Empire
Vol. 117 (2020)

The Radicalism of Oral History: Teaching and Reflecting on War, Empire, and Capitalism

Teaching About Capitalism, War, and Empire
https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2020.790
Published 2020-08-11
Philip F. Napoli
Brooklyn College, CUNY
Matthew Gherman
Edward R. Murrow High School, NYC
Elizabeth Jefimova
Joshua Spanton
Cheyenne Stone
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oral history
interviews
students
teaching
war
capitalism
empire
afghanistan

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Napoli, P. F., Gherman, M., Jefimova, E., Spanton, J., & Stone, C. . (2020). The Radicalism of Oral History: Teaching and Reflecting on War, Empire, and Capitalism. Radical Teacher, 117. https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2020.790
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Abstract

This collaboratively written article explores the power of oral history for teaching about war, capitalism, and empire. Philip Napoli has interviewed for former students about their experiences conducting oral histories with US military personnel. The authors find that while oral history can produce outcomes for students that are associated with both the status quo and progressive thinking, in all cases methodology has the potential to help students re-think their role in the world.

https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2020.790
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