The social history of knowledge examines how knowledge is produced, shared and understood in various societal contexts over time. This field underscores the interplay between knowledge systems and the ...

For years, bands of educators have been trying to free history instruction from the mire of memorization and propel it instead with the kinds of inquiry that drive historians themselves. Now, the ...

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THERE are a number of adages that make the point. If you don’t know history you’re doomed to repeat it. To know where you’re going, you must know where you’ve been. According to the recent results of ...

History and Theory of Knowledge Production: An Introductory Outline by Rajan Gurukkal, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2019; pp x + 308, `995. The book under review, History and Theory of ...

On average, college seniors earned a failing grade—answering 54.2 percent of questions correctly—on a basic U.S. history exam, just 3.8 percentage points higher than their freshman counterparts, ...

On the day of the Super Bowl, Matt Gaetz, a Republican member of Congress from Florida, publicly announced that he would not watch one of the most popular sporting events in America. The reason for ...

National Hispanic Heritage Month began in 1968 as a week-long celebration. Twenty years later, President Ronald Reagan stretched the event to a full month, running from September 15 through October 15 ...

Test your local Black history knowledge in our quiz, then scroll through the gallery to learn more about the people featured. As Black History Month draws to a close, it’s a great time to reflect on ...