Jun 9, 2018
Matt and Dave sit down with World History veteran Rick Warner to discuss the long arc of the field and the AP exam. The AP exam revision will be discussed in part 2 of the interview. Rick argues for the centrality of World History as a teaching field and that “World History is invented in the classroom.” We celebrate the vibrant community of both university and high school faculty over some High West double rye whiskeys.
Finally, we talk about the
multiple narratives in World History, as opposed to the singular
narrative often prominent in other fields of the discipline, and
the importance of periodization.
Our
discussion with Rick will continue in the second part of our
interview in which we discuss the recent changes to the AP World
History exam and the backlash against College Board's halving of
the course.