Unpacking Ideologies: Shaping Cleopatra’s Representations

Abstract: This paper examines how hegemonic ideologies and discourses shape public representations of ancient history, including in popular culture. Ideally speaking, classroom practices need to foster critical engagement with various... Read More ›

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/11-2023-6/ideologies-cleopatra/

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Aesthetic Experience in Public History

Public History sites often promise that visitors will be able to ‘experience history’, which has repeatedly been criticized.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/11-2023-6/aesthetic-experience-public-history/

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Engaging with Historical Imaginaries Through Digital Games

As convincingly argued by many game scholars, we may agree in considering digital games as fictional worlds we can interact with

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/11-2023-3/engaging-historical-imageries-games/

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Gaming as Public History

The game and particularly the video game, due to the interactivity that is inherent in it, is a participatory medium par excellence.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/11-2023-3/gaming-public-history-editorial/

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Science Slams: Entertaining Research

Science Slams have become part of the evening cultural programs in many cities. It is striking though that contributions from the fields of history or other humanities are the exception.

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Quelle: https://public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/7-2019-30/science-slams-history/

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