captnpornstar
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reynolds vs windshuttle
hey yall
in terms of the windschuttle vs reynolds debate, it is interesting to note that windschuttle was in fact a extreme Left winger during vietnam war and then lurched violently towards the right in recent years in regards to the whole aboriginal issue...
but what is important in terms of this debate is not the emphasis on Left vs Right. While history is highly political, the history extension course is not a chance to launch our political careers and aspirations.
We should really focus on the whole empiricist vs revisionist history debate. Reynolds is a revisionist, who has focused on the emergence of a "history from below"- one of Aboriginal dispossession of culture, and carries a "black armband of history". Meanwhile, Windschuttle tends to be more of a historicist (like elton) and still too preoccupied with the notion of "historical objectivity".
Hope this helps y'all. Any feedback appreciated.
hey yall
in terms of the windschuttle vs reynolds debate, it is interesting to note that windschuttle was in fact a extreme Left winger during vietnam war and then lurched violently towards the right in recent years in regards to the whole aboriginal issue...
but what is important in terms of this debate is not the emphasis on Left vs Right. While history is highly political, the history extension course is not a chance to launch our political careers and aspirations.
We should really focus on the whole empiricist vs revisionist history debate. Reynolds is a revisionist, who has focused on the emergence of a "history from below"- one of Aboriginal dispossession of culture, and carries a "black armband of history". Meanwhile, Windschuttle tends to be more of a historicist (like elton) and still too preoccupied with the notion of "historical objectivity".
Hope this helps y'all. Any feedback appreciated.