The Arts and the Teaching of History: Historical F(r)ictions

Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
1 The Place of the Arts in Teaching History
	Historians as Artists and Artists as Historians
	The Power of Art
	The Value of History Education
	The Place of Historical Mindedness
	The Place for a Sense of Wonder
	The Value of the Arts in History Education
	Navigating This Volume
	Bibliography
2 Five Scholarly Conversations Related to History, History Education, and the Arts
	Nature of History and Historical Truths
	History and the Arts
	Collective Memory and Historical Consciousness
	Indigenous Perspectives in History Education
	Implications for History Education
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
3 Historical F(r)ictions: Fiction and History Education
	Period Novels and Historical Novels
	Period Novels: Fiction as Primary Source
	Relationship Between Historical Novels, History, and Historical Evidence
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
4 Beyond Adornment: Visual Art as Source and Account in History Classrooms and Public Spaces
	The Ubiquitous Presence of Art
	Visual Art as Primary Source
	Visual Art as Account
	Beyond Adornment: Visual Art in the Classroom
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
5 Points of Convergence: Public Commemorative Art and the Teaching of History
	Bringing Together the Past and History
	Bringing Together Multiple Historical Eras
	Bringing Together History and Heritage
	Bringing Together History and Citizenship Education
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
6 Engaging the Fray: Preparing Teachers and Students for Critical Encounters with the Past
	The Past as Contested Terrain
	Meeting Students Where They Are in Order to Take Them Someplace New
	Engaging Artistic Works as Resources for Historical Analysis
	Time Travel: Attention to Multiple Pasts, the Present, and the Future Through the Arts
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
7 The Humanizing and Civic Missions of History Education
	How the Past Permeates Our Present
	Engaging the Arts in History Class Fosters More Complex Understandings of History and the Nature of Truth
	Engaging the Arts in History Class Fosters Cross Curricular/Disciplinary Connections
	Engaging the Arts in History Class Fosters Consideration of the Relationship Between History, Historical Consciousness, and Collective Memory
	Engaging the Arts in History Class Fosters the Introduction of Indigenous Perspectives
	Engaging the Arts in History Class Fosters the Development of History Education
	Conclusion
	Bibliography
Index