Students can be overwhelmed by the impacts of imperialism in Unit 3 of 1200-present (but wait, revolutions are on the way in Unit 4!). Do any of our community members have a practice of introducing Continuity and Change Over Time to focus attention on the perseverance and spirit of conquered societies? I'd love to highlight the cultural continuity in some featured societies, especially when they re-emerge in revolutions (like what happened with the Bois-Caiman ceremony in Haiti in 1791). Ideas? Resources?
- Replies 9 replies
- Subscribers 12 subscribers
- Views 834 views
- Users 0 members are here
Related
Parents
-
So I run into this in my African American History class especially in the Enslavement unit for obvious reasons and a couple years ago my colleagues and I rebranded it as "Enslavement and Resistance" and when we kick off the unit we highlight "there was no point, from day one, that african people and later black americans did not actively resist enslavement the entire time." and then we make a point of showing some examples of how they resisted, both in overt and covert ways. I think if you root things in resistance and individuals dissenting even if they didn't pervail, that will REALLY help.
-
So I run into this in my African American History class especially in the Enslavement unit for obvious reasons and a couple years ago my colleagues and I rebranded it as "Enslavement and Resistance" and when we kick off the unit we highlight "there was no point, from day one, that african people and later black americans did not actively resist enslavement the entire time." and then we make a point of showing some examples of how they resisted, both in overt and covert ways. I think if you root things in resistance and individuals dissenting even if they didn't pervail, that will REALLY help.
-
Freda Anderson , I like this concept.
In my world, we talk about resilience. The idea of "we're still here". That's one we like. But to couch enslavement (or any persecution) in "resistance" means to track the ever-present active response through history. It gives the topic an enduring timeline, not just an event that came and went.
I'm thinking of how to put the idea of resistance into all manners of genocide as well. Any ideas?