This bonus episode features the conversation held by Jolie and Dr. Timothy Messer-Kruse, Dr. Nicole Jackson and Gloria Wu at ICS's "Politics of Teaching History" roundtable discussion. Jolie and guests discuss the debate generated by both the 1619 Project and the 1776 Commission and explore the difficulty and necessity of teaching U.S. history honestly, sensitively, and culturally responsively.
Announcer: From Bowling Green State University and the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society, this is BG Ideas.Musical Intro:I'm going to show you this with a wonderful experiment.Jolie: Welcome to a special bonus episode of the Big Ideas podcast brought to you by the Institute for the Study of Culture and society and the School of Media and Communication at Bowling Green State University. I'm Jolie Sheffer, professor of English and American Culture Studies and the director of ICS.Jolie :What follows is a round table discussion on the politics of teaching U.S history, which was hosted by ICS in April 2021 in a virtual format. This conversation has been adapted for the Big Ideas podcast feed. As always the opinions expressed on this podcast are those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of BGSU or its employees.Jolie: Bowling Green State University is situated in the Great Black Swamp and the lower Great Lakes region. This land is the Homeland of the Wyandotte, Kickapoo, Miami, Pottawatomie, Ottawa, and multiple other Indigenous tribal nations, present and past, who were forcibly removed to and from the area.Jolie :We recognize these historical and contemporary ties and our efforts towards de-colonizing history, and we honor the Indigenous individuals and communities who have been living and working on this land. Stevie Scheurich, a PhD candidate in American Culture Studies and a research assistant with ICS, organized the event. They will introduce our esteemed panelists for this important timely conversation. Enjoy.Stevie: Thank you, Jolie. And thank you so much to everyone who's here. I'm so glad everyone's joining us for this conversation. And I'll just jump right into the intersections of our wonderful guests. Really honored to be introducing Dr. Nicole Jackson, Dr. Timothy Messer-Kruse, and Gloria Wu tonight.Stevie :Dr. Nicole Jackson is an associate professor of history here at BGSU and a former ICS faculty fellow. Her work explores the complexity and multiplicity of Black experiences in different historical and contemporary contexts. She is interested in the everyday experiences of Black people and their work to expand the boundaries of social and political citizenship, as well as the intersection between historical reality and popular culture representations of history. She's a regular contributor to Black Perspectives, the blog of the African-American Intellectual History Society.Stevie :We're also joined by Dr. Timothy Messer-Kruse, professor of Ethnic Studies here at BGSU, and his research explores racial power dynamics at key moments in U.S labor history. He has published books on the Haymarket Affair, thinking history, and race relations in the United States. He has also published numerous articles analyzing the debates sparked by the 1619 project and the 1776 commission.Stevie :And we are also joined by Gloria Wu, who teaches social studies at Bowsher High School and Toledo Public Schools. She's taught for 20 years, primarily AP American Government. She earned her bachelor's degree in education from Bowling Green State University, so we have a Falcon joining us, and her master's from the University of Toledo. Her involvement in social studies, advocacy, and curriculum development includes serving as a representative of the C3 Framework Teacher Collaborative Council, on the Ohio Council for the Social Studies and for the Ohio Department Regional Network.Stevie :And with that, I'll turn the floor over to Jolie. Thank you.Jolie :Everyone. I've got a question that I'll start wit
