discourse of revolution
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A powerpoint for my graduate class.TRANSCRIPT
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The Discourse of Revolution
The effects of economics, politics, and culture on historical texts
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To become… “better writers and readers as citizens, workers, and
critics of (our) cultures.”
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England, 1775-1800according to Michel Beaud’s
A History of Capitalism
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Englandaccording to Linda Colley’s
Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1873
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George Campbell’s Duty of Allegiance
Edmund Burke’s A Letter to the Sheriffs
of Bristol
American Revolution
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What does this reading lead to?
A developed awareness of how texts work to form subjects and create consciousness along lines of:
• gender• class• race• age• sexual orientation• etc.
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How can we apply historical text analysis to our middle school classes?
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What comes to mind?Activating prior knowledge- What comes to mind?
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“Historical” Texts
“That’s Just the Way It Is” by Bruce
Hornsby - 1986
“Changes” by Tupac Shakur - 1999
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Questions to consider:• What year was this song written? Do you
think the year affects the song’s subject matter? Why/why not?
• From what position is each man writing – observer or participant?
• What does each author think about the world? Find evidence in the text to support your answer.
• How do you think Tupac would react to American politics today? Why?