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ERIC Number: EJ515381
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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History and the Humanities: The Politics of Objectivity and the Promise of Subjectivity.
Kornfeld, Eve
New England Journal of History, v51 n3 p44-55 Win 1995
Maintains that historical objectivity is a myth and that scholars and teachers should recognize that fact. Asserts that the use of primary sources and oral history focusing on underrepresented groups such as women and minority groups is one way of using subjective materials to achieve objectivity. (CFR)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Historians; Historical Research