Objects and Images
offer a window into the past, providing both context for, and critique of, the history we teach.
This section is currently under construction. More objects will be added soon.
All Objects
August 24, 2024
Cage Crinolines
Everything Has a History
The Everything Has a History section in Perspectives on History provides a deep descriptive dive into a single object (broadly construed) and its history. These pieces can serve as a jumping-off point for classroom discussion.
Teaching Things: Toolkits
Teaching Things offers a range of entry points to bringing material culture into the classroom. In some lesson plans students consider objects alongside the visual and textual sources with which they are more familiar.