Browse
Family Life
Review
Studs Terkel Radio Archive
As stated on the tin, the Studs Terkel Radio Archive is dedicated to digitising and archiving the numerous radio programs that Louis “Studs” Terkel (1912-2008) made throughout his prolific career.
Review
Teaching East Asia Online Curriculum Projects
The lessons provided are insightful explorations of Japanese history that strike a balance between academic rigour, accessibility, and being able to draw student attention, making them a valuable addition to any world history teacher’s toolkit.
Review
Tasveer Ghar (A House of Pictures)
This database would be most useful for instructors teaching modern South Asia and for students in college-level seminars.
Review
Mediateca INAH
Mediateca INAH facilitates virtual engagements with over half a million interrelated digital reproductions of maps, paintings, sculptures, photographs, audio recordings, documentaries, books, as well as other textual primary sources.
Review
Iceland Saga Map
Ultimately, the purpose of this map is to encourage and aid new readings of the sagas.
Review
Latin American & Caribbean Digital Primary Resources
As a whole, the database serves the important goal of improving the accessibility of online libraries and archives. It provides a jumping off point for research into a variety of topics within Latin American history, and as it expands, its value will only increase
Teaching
Syllabus: Women and Gender in World History, 600-2000
The syllabus below lays out a 15-week course, beginning in the 6th century and continuing through the 20th century. It provides suggestions for how to use units and their various parts with your students, as some of the materials are student-facing, and others are instructor-facing.
Methods
Primer: Tasting and Hearing the Past
Experiencing the full spectrum of world history involves all the senses. World historians not only use their eyes to see what happened; they not only read or otherwise examine written and visual evidence.
Review
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
For teachers and students, the sections dealing with the history of the holocaust, education, research, and contemporary genocides are the most valuable.
Review