Bridging World History
Season 1 • Episode 2: History and Memory • Watch with subtitles
Episode 2: History and Memory
January 9, 2004 • 28 min
How are history and memory different? Topics in this unit range from the celebration of Columbus Day to the demolition of a Korean museum to the historical re-interpretation of Mayan civilization, exploring the ways historians, nations, families, and individuals capture, exploit, and know the past, and the dynamic nature of historical practice and knowledge.
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