Tracing the Origins of Historical Empathy and Its Leaders During the Cold War, 1950–1980

• In Event: Meaning-Making and Making-Meaningful in Life Stories

Abstract

Historical empathy involves the identification of perspectives, the analysis of historical contexts, and the making of affective connections to content. In this research, we trace the contemporary origins of historical empathy by providing a biographical study of leaders who developed inquiry-based social studies and history curricula that explored difference and diversity. These curricula benefitted from post-Sputnik funding.

Authors

• Katherine Perrotta, Mercer University

• Chara H. Bohan, Georgia State University