Whatifalthist Hates History - How WIAH Spins Narrative From Vibes
11,320Whatifalthist is a self-styled historian, political analyst and an aspiring thought leader whose entire approach to history revolves around vibes.
He says he loves history, but what he loves is narrative and the vibes he gets from the narratives he enjoys. He has a deep distaste for every aspect that characterizes history as an academic field of study. He wants to tell you a cool story, one that fits neatly within his worldview, and he wants you to think he's cool for having come up with such a good story.
It doesn't matter if it's all based on lies or half-truths, so long as you like it.
-- Bibliography:
- Historiography:
John Lewis Gaddis, Landscape of History (2002).
Edward Callett Carr, What is History? (1961).
Peter Novick, The Noble Dream: The "Objectivity Question" (1988).
William Cronon, A Place For Stories: Nature, History and Narrative., in the Journal of American History, March 1992.
My Video on Historiography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTV4tTBlA68
- Whatifalthist's Videos:
"The Philosophy and History Behind Lord of the Rings" https://youtu.be/sy3waPZpM3k
"Why Modern Dating is Broken" https://youtu.be/HdakU_fourM
"The 7 Emotions that Push Civilization" https://youtu.be/Ul2iW3mWl90
"Understanding Western Civilization" https://youtu.be/Ty7niAeQHs8
- Articles:
K. Thomas, "Clinton Era Conspiracies! Was Gennifer FLowers on the Grassy Knoll? Probably Not, But Here Are Some Other Bizarre Theories For a New Political Age" (1994), retrieved from:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1994/01/16/clinton-era-conspiracies-was-gennifer-flowers-on-the-grassy-knoll-probably-not-but-here-are-some-other-bizarre-theories-for-a-new-political-age/52f44fe4-ba8e-4f9a-a119-c1d526fad4b4/
American Library Association, "Primary Sources on the Web: Finding, Evaluating, Using", https://www.ala.org/rusa/sections/history/resources/primarysources#:~:text=Primary%20sources%20are%20the%20evidence,in%20memoirs%20and%20oral%20histories. (retrieved 29.05.2023)
- Book recommendations:
John Lewis Gaddis, The Landscape of History (2002).
Elizabeth A. R. Brown, The Tyranny of a Construct: Feudalism and Historians of Medieval Europe (1974)
Susan Reynolds, Fiefs and Vassals: The Medieval Evidence Reinterpreted (1994)
An extra reccommendation which I should have referred to over Reynolds:
Sverre Bagge et. al., Feudalism New Landscapes of Debate (2011).
This book addresses Reynolds and the surrounding debate.
Joan Scott, Gender and the Politics of History (1999).
- Music:
DIsco Elysium, Whirling in Rags Day & Night (2019)
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