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Why Study History? Revisited

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Over two decades ago I was asked to write a pamphlet for the AHA on the reasons to study history . I emphasized the variety of skills involved in history learning, from writing and developing arguments, to assessing evidence, to dealing with the phenomenon of change over time. The essay has been fairly widely used and consistently ranks among the AHA’s most popular webpages.

A rationale for studying history today must acknowledge both the serious challenges to the discipline and the dynamic changes within the discipline that have developed over the past quarter century.

A rationale for studying history today must acknowledge both the serious challenges to the discipline and the dynamic changes within the discipline that have developed over the past quarter century. Flickr/Bob Casey/CC BY-NC 2.0

Recently the London Publishing Partnership asked me to return to the topic with a British colleague, Marcus Collins. The resultant booklet, just released as Why Study History?   gave us a chance to reflect on the ways justifying the study of history must now be reframed. Reviewing a past argument is inevitably somewhat chastening—what might have been better anticipated earlier on? Happily, however, some elements still stand up fairly well.

A rationale for studying history today must acknowledge both the serious challenges to the discipline and the dynamic changes within the discipline that have developed over the past quarter century. The more utilitarian climate for higher education and the changing nature of the student body must be addressed, aided by the abundant data about the career outcomes of the history major now available. But the substantial transformation of historical research and methodology has also enhanced the ways we can explain our discipline to a student audience. Finally, additional decades of teaching and reflection, plus the good thinking available from colleagues including history learning experts, inevitably alters, and hopefully improves, the presentation as well.

As Marcus and I considered how to update the argument for history, we began with the recognition that the struggle for enrollments has become far more demanding than was the case in the 1990s. Changes in the economy plus rising student debt have greatly altered the context for promoting the field, while the presence of more first-generation learners enhances the need to address the practical results of studying a discipline like history.

This means, most obviously, that no one advocating for the study of history today can avoid explicit discussion of the kinds of job opportunities that result from a history degree. We can no longer rely on a presentation of the strengths of history education alone. Students, and those who advise them, need to know the practical results of their commitment. The amount of misinformation that has entered public discourse ever since the Great Recession about the career risk of any concentration beyond a STEM degree compels this new focus as well. Fortunately, the news is quite good on this score. Data on rates of employment, clearly competitive pay levels, and job satisfaction all make it clear that the varied careers of history majors rival those of science and business majors. Studying history is a valid professional choice, and we now need to say this vigorously.

No one advocating for the study of history today can avoid explicit discussion of the kinds of jobs that result from a history degree.

Job data alone, however, are not the only spur to a revised approach. The discipline itself has changed greatly over the past quarter century. Several of the new trends contribute directly to professional outcomes: the emergence of public history and digital history most obviously. But the disciplinary shifts also spur student interest directly, providing new ways to explain the connections between historical study and a growing variety of social and personal concerns.

The capacity of history to explore a wide range of topics and to generate new knowledge is something that many students, based on their high school experience, do not fully realize. Many school history programs have simply shrunk, while others have been constrained by new pressures to teach for a test. To attract students, it is vital to illustrate the dynamic features of our discipline. For an increasingly diverse student body, history offers the opportunity to explore different races, regions, and genders, as part of a fuller understanding of the past. This is a vital and valid part of our argument, far more obvious now than it was a few decades back. More broadly still, building on the AHA’s informal motto—“everything has a history”—can be an exciting revelation to many students, part of a sense of seeing the study of history as a process of discovery.

This aspect of our discipline extends to insisting, more clearly than seemed necessary a few decades ago, on the links between historical findings and contemporary issues. The early stages of the coronavirus gave us a chance to highlight the value of historical data and perspectives during a time of great uncertainty. Identifying historical precedents but also emphasizing what has changed since the last comparable experience both show the value of “thinking historically” about the world around us. The same holds true for topics like systemic racism (and racial protest) or political polarization.

Any current explanation of the reasons to study history must, then, take into account employment concerns; a changing student body, faced with a number of new problems; but also the several ways in which the discipline itself has expanded its range—a challenging but exciting combination.

It is vital to invite students to appreciate the joy of history learning.

With all this, the core argument about basic historical thinking skills—the main thrust of the earlier essay—has not greatly changed. Experience in handling varied data, building critical thinking, enhancing the capacity to understand change—these remain our building blocks, connecting directly to the kinds of career success that history majors enjoy.

Even here, however, minor changes were desirable. Making sure students themselves understand history skills is more important than was the case in 1998, not just in attracting them to the discipline, but in improving their ability to explain their qualifications to potential employers. Experience with data contributes measurably to the greater ability of history students in identifying “fake news,” another contemporary strength. The classic lesson, about learning from past mistakes, remains at least as important as ever, but we can also note the opportunity to learn from more positive outcomes in the past, for example by exploring causes of economic growth or factors that enhance social tolerance.

Overall, it is both possible and necessary to offer a wider argument for the reasons to study history than seemed necessary a quarter century ago. Yet along with the new components, a commitment to the importance of history and its role in constructive citizenship remains very much intact. And for all the essential bows to pragmatism, it is vital as well to invite students to appreciate the joy of history learning; here, too, opportunities have if anything expanded with time.

Additional resources from the AHA:

Reflecting the wide range of the authors’ experiences in work, civic engagement, and teaching, these 2018 essays suggest some of the many opportunities that studying history can offer students.

  • John Fea, “ The History Major: Opening Doors to Life in a Global Economy “
  • Johann Neem, “ Connecting Past to Present: The History Major in Our Communities “
  • Claire Potter, “ An Education to Last a Lifetime: Conversations with the Past, Stories for the Present “
  • John Rowe, “ What Employers Want: Thoughts from a History BA in Business “
  • Sarah Shurts, “ The Landscape after College: Putting Your History Skills to Work “
  • Frank Valadez, “ The Well-Rounded History Graduate: Professional Citizen, Human “

Peter N. Stearns is university professor of history and provost emeritus at George Mason University. He Tweets @StearnsPeter.

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    2. Products. $4.49 $6.00 Save $1.51. View Bundle. Why Do We Study History and Thinking Like A Historian PowerPoints and Activities. Enhance your social studies or history class with our comprehensive bundle of engaging lessons, designed to foster a deep understanding of the historical perspective and develop essential social studies skills.

  6. What is HISTORY? And why study it?

    18 Why to study History 2. History gives us role models and heroes. Different types of history gives us different types of role models. military history, world history, American history, religious history, art history, film history, political history, and much more!

  7. Why Study History?

    This is a pair pack of our PowerPoint lessons Why Study History and How To Study History! Both pair well together for covering the study of history in your classroom. ... a PowerPoint presentation for you to teach your class about reasons we study history, note guides for following along, a quick writing assignment, and an exit ticket. There is ...

  8. Why do we study History

    Presentation on theme: "Why do we study History - and how?"— Presentation transcript: 1 Why do we study History - and how? - The Historical Method - 2 Learning goals By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: define the term 'history ...

  9. WHY STUDY HISTORY?.

    History Helps Us Understand People and Societies In the first place, history offers a storehouse of information about how people and societies behave. Understanding the operations of people and societies is difficult, though a number of disciplines make the attempt. An exclusive reliance on current data would needlessly handicap our efforts. How can we evaluate war if the nation is at peace ...

  10. Why Study History?

    Why Study History? For a great many people, history is a set of facts, a collection of events, a series of things that happened, one after another, in the past. In fact, history is far more than these things-- it is a way of thinking about and seeing the world. To genuinely make sense of the past, you need to learn how to see it on its own ...

  11. WHY STUDY HISTORY? First Day of School, Back to school Powerpoint

    These are great questions that should not be dismissed but rather explored. I always begin my first day of any history class going through this PowerPoint discussion to convince my students that history is truly important to them. I have found that the "WHY" must be answered before the "WHAT.". When students know why, then learning can ...

  12. Why Study History Back-to-School Presentation

    This presentation is meticulously designed to foster an appreciation for history, equipping students with the knowledge and skills to understand the past and shape their futures. Perfect for the first day of school, it sets a positive, engaging tone for the rest of the year. Get your students excited about history with the "Why Study History ...

  13. Why Study History?.

    Presentation on theme: "Why Study History?."— Presentation transcript: 1 Why Study History? 2 Is History Useful? It doesn't help build schools, fight fires, perform operations, help sell merchandise, or launch a space shuttle. So…why do we study history? ...

  14. PPT

    600 likes | 1.23k Views. Why Study History?. Just one "damn fact after another"? History Helps Us Understand People and Societies History Helps Us Understand Change and How the Society We Live in Came to Be The Importance of History in Our Own Lives. Why Study History? (cont.). Download Presentation. history.

  15. Why Study History

    About This Presentation. Title: Why Study History. Description: A writer, student, or scholar of history. ... Why Study History? 47% of Americans 18-24 voted in 2004. 36% of Americans 18-24 voted in 2000 ... - PowerPoint PPT presentation. Number of Views: 2926. Avg rating:3.0/5.0.

  16. Why Study History Powerpoint by Dr Jenn

    This is a presentation useful on the first day of school because students often ask why they need to learn history. Why Study History Powerpoint. Rated 4.27 out of 5, based on 3 reviews ...

  17. Why study history?

    We study history in order to gain a better understanding of our world, our nation and ourselves today. Primary sources provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation.

  18. A LESSON IN THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORY WHY STUDY HISTORY?

    19 #6: A COMMON CULTURE "History is especially important for Americans. In many nations- Japan or Sweden, for instance- most citizens share a common background. They have a similar look. They may worship in the same church. That isn't true of us. Some of us were once Chinese, or Italian, or Turkish, or Ethiopian.

  19. PPT

    Infer from the following passage why it's important to study history . . . "Everything we have, all our great institutions, hospitals, universities, libraries, this city, our laws, our music, art, poetry, our freedoms, everything is because somebody went before us and did the hard work . . . Indifference to history isn't just ignorant, it ...

  20. Why We Study History Powerpoint by Beverly Brown

    This 18 slide powerpoint teaches students the reasons why we study history. It clearly illustrates how our past influences our present and our future. It is the perfect way to introduce your students to a history course. Utilizing powerful images, each slide is fully animated and illustrated.