The Limits of Master Narratives in History Textbooks: An Analysis of Representations of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Autor/in	Alridge, Derrick P.
Titel	The Limits of Master Narratives in History Textbooks: An Analysis of Representations of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Quelle	In: Teachers College Record, 108 (2006) 4, S.662-686 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-4681
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-9620.2006.00664.x
Schlagwörter	United States History; Textbooks; Personal Narratives; Social Problems; Teaching Methods; High School Students; Secondary School Teachers; African Americans; Civil Rights; History Instruction; Nontraditional Education; Case Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Erlebniserzählung; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Afroamerikaner; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study
Abstract	In this study, I argue that American history textbooks present discrete, heroic, one-dimensional, and neatly packaged master narratives that deny students a complex, realistic, and rich understanding of people and events in American history. In making this argument, I examine the master narratives of Martin Luther King, Jr., in high school history textbooks and show how textbooks present prescribed, oversimplified, and uncontroversial narratives of King that obscure important elements in King's life and thought. Such master narratives, I contend, permeate most history textbooks and deny students critical lenses through which to examine, analyze, and interpret social issues today. The article concludes with suggestions about how teachers might begin to address the current problem of master narratives and offer alternative approaches to presenting U.S. history. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10