This episode introduces the term historiography and explains its centrality to the practice of history.
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Practicing History is a podcast devoted to a broad approach to studying history — from research to teaching to methodology to theory. Practicing History is particularly interested in the manifold ways that humans make their history. As such, it is concerned not only with how professionals construct histories but how we all make history anew every day – through retelling and reimagining it and by the very fact that we are ourselves historical actors.
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Knowledge is not neutral. It brings responsibility and has consequences, especially in a democratic society. Professional expertise in history means that scholars have a duty to shape discourse and influence politics. They have a fundamental role to play in educating and working with the citizenry and in shaping and critiquing policy decisions--not in spite of their professional roles, but because of them.
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