首页
登录
职称英语
World History[img]2014m9s/ct_etoefm_etoeflistz_0494_20149[/img] [br] According
World History[img]2014m9s/ct_etoefm_etoeflistz_0494_20149[/img] [br] According
游客
2024-01-03
48
管理
问题
World History
[br] According to the professor, what is an advantage of the Different-Cultures Model?
World History
Narrator
Listen to part of a lecture in a world history class.
Professor
In any introductory course, I think it’s always a good idea to step back and ask ourselves "What are we studying in this class, and why are we studying it?"
So, for example, when you looked at the title of this course in the catalog— "Introduction to World History"—what did you think you were getting into . . . what made you sign up for it—besides filling the social-science requirement?
Anyone .. .?
Male student
Well . . . just the—the history—of everything . . . you know, starting at the beginning . . . with ... I guess, the Greeks and Romans . . . the Middle Ages, the Renaissance .. . you know, that kinda stuff .. . like what we did in high school.
Professor
OK . .. Now, what you’re describing is one approach to world history.
In fact, there are several approaches—basic "models" or "conceptual frameworks" of what we study when we "do" history. And what you studied in high school—what I call the "Western-Heritage Model," this used to be the most common approach in U.S. high schools and colleges ... in fact, it’s the model I learned with, when I was growing up back—oh, about a hundred years ago ...
Uh ... at Middletown High School, up in Maine ... I guess it made sense to my teachers back then—since, well, the history of western Europe was the cultural heritage of everyone in my class ... and this remained the dominant approach in most U.S. schools till . .. oh, maybe ... 30, 40 years ago . .. But it doesn’t take more than a quick look around campus—even just this classroom today—to see that the student body in the U.S. is much more diverse than my little class in Middletown High ... and this Western-Heritage Model was eventually replaced by—or sometimes combined with—one or more of the newer approaches ... and I wanna take a minute to describe these to you today, so you can see where this course fits in.
OK ... so ... up until the mid-twentieth century, the basic purpose of most world-history courses was to learn about a set of values ... institutions ... ideas ... which were considered the "heritage" of the people of Europe—things like . . . democracy ... legal systems ... types of social organization ... artistic achievements ...
Now, as I said, this model gives us a rather limited view of history. So, in the 1960s and ’70s it was combined with—or replaced by—what I call the "Different-Cultures Model." The ’60s were a period in which people were demanding more relevance in the curriculum, and there was criticism of the European focus that you were likely to find in all the academic disciplines. For the most part, the Different-Cultures Model didn’t challenge the basic assumptions of the Western-Heritage Model. What it did was insist on representing other civilizations and cultural categories, in addition to those of western Europe ...
In other words, the heritage of all people: not just what goes back to the Greeks and Romans, but also the origins of African ... Asian .. . Native American civilizations. Though more inclusive, it’s still, basically, a "heritage model" ... which brings us to a third approach, what I call the "Patterns-of-Change Model."
Like the Different-Cultures Model, this model presents a wide cultural perspective. But, with this model, we’re no longer limited by notions of fixed cultural or geographical boundaries. So, then, studying world history is not so much a question of how a particular nation or ethnic group developed, but rather it’s a look at common themes—conflicts ... trends—that cut across modern-day borders of nations or ethnic groups. In my opinion, this is the best way of studying history, to better understand current-day trends and conflicts.
For example, let’s take the study of the Islamic world. Well, when I first learned about Islamic civilization, it was from the perspective of Europeans. Now, with the Patterns-of-Change Model, we’re looking at the past through a wider lens. So we would be more interested, say, in how interactions with Islamic civilization—the religion ... art. .. literature—affected cultures in Africa .. . India . . . Spain .. . and so on.
Or... let’s take another example. Instead of looking at each cultural group as having a separate, linear development from some ancient origin, in this course we’ll be looking for the common themes that go beyond cultural or regional distinctions. So ... instead of studying ... a particular succession of British kings ... or a dynasty of Chinese emperors ... in this course, we’ll be looking at the broader concepts of monarchy, imperialism ... and political transformation.
选项
A、It focuses on the history of the United States.
B、It is based upon the most widely researched theories.
C、It includes the history of a variety of cultural groups.
D、It makes thematic connections across different cultural groups.
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3330032.html
相关试题推荐
Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?[br]Accordingtothepassage,themaria
Thepassagemainlydiscusseshowheat[br]Accordingtothepassage,30percen
Theword"it"inline3refersto[br]Accordingtothepassage,itisbelieve
Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?[br]Accordingtothepassage,whyisth
Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?[br]Accordingtothepassage,whichof
Accordingtothepassage,anorganismwithouthardbodyparts[br]Whydoesth
Accordingtothepassage,anorganismwithouthardbodyparts[br]Itcanbei
Accordingtothepassage,anorganismwithouthardbodyparts[br]Theword"a
Accordingtothepassage,anorganismwithouthardbodyparts[br]Thefactth
Accordingtothepassage,anorganismwithouthardbodyparts[br]Whyaremar
随机试题
Thefamilyisasocialinstitution.Theimportanceofthefamilyinanindiv
Whenthesuffix______isaddedtoaverb,itchangesthisverbintoanadjective.
ThestudywaswrittenandresearchedbyBritain’sNationalConsumerCouncil(
脑血管病变的患者基本肢体协同动作所表现的不是A.完全固定的形式 B.不能有不同
如图所示,一个装有水的杯子中悬浮着一个小球,杯子放在斜面上,该小球受到的浮力方向
在建设项目(),应开列主要设备清单,含设备名称、主要技术性能数量、单价和总价,
管道元件及材料的产品合格证包括的内容有()。A.制造厂名称及制造日期 B
女性,33岁,1个月来出现乏力、食欲减退、咳嗽,近1周低热、盗汗,胸片示右肺上叶
男,68岁,2周来反复胸痛,发作与劳累及情绪有关,休息可以缓解。3小时前出现持续
根据《标准化法》,关于团体标准的说法,正确的是()。A.仅供本团体成员约定采用
最新回复
(
0
)