tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856081254475395941.post4915184423484007690..comments2012-12-24T11:46:15.490-08:00Comments on News From Snipesville: History In The News: Race and American MemoryAnnette Lainghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621859944708955098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856081254475395941.post-81093159651633744602008-04-18T10:11:00.000-07:002008-04-18T10:11:00.000-07:00Thanks, Jon! I agree that Loewen's book is well wo...Thanks, Jon! I agree that Loewen's book is well worth checking out, and even though don't always agree with him, he's always wonderfully thought-provoking--and readable. I'll add a link to the book. BTW, there's a great (but heavy) book on the development of the Holocaust museum, and all the political concerns that shaped how it presents the Holocaust. My students and I read it, and we agreed that it was hard, but worth the effort for what we learned about the pressures on museums.Annette Lainghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621859944708955098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6856081254475395941.post-73880575642772441712008-04-18T09:57:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:57:00.000-07:00The Cohen editorial is excellent, and he deals wel...The Cohen editorial is excellent, and he deals well with a question that students often ask, why is there a museum to the Holocaust on the Mall?<BR/><BR/>Aside from all the difficult political reasons, a central reason is the Holocaust is used as a legitimating story for the American Century. "See what these other people did because we weren't involved in the world?" it asks, with the inevitable corollary that obviously we must be involved in the world to prevent such events in the future. (except that we don"t)<BR/><BR/>James Loewen has revised a new edition of his LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME, a book every teacher of history should read, and he does an excellent job of arguing that students must learn to engage the problems of history at an eary age, college is often too late.<BR/><BR/>Great post, Annette.<BR/><BR/>JonJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08234317410989778694noreply@blogger.com