Summary
In this session, the presenters demonstrate how analyzing primary sources through a geographic lens differs from an historical lens while providing a more critical understanding of time, place, and events when juxtaposed with teaching history. Throughout the session, the presenters share a series of activities related to the Holocaust, which model how geographic inquiry can be used with a variety of primary sources, such as photographs, oral histories, maps, and political cartoons. The session will be interactive with attendees investigating primary sources to learn how geographic inquiry can produce a more nuanced understanding of the Holocaust when juxtaposed with teaching history.
Session Focus
Secondary/High School | Inquiry | Primary Sources, Holocaust
Conference Room
Lewis
Meet the Presenter
Ken Carano is a professor of social science education in the division of education & leadership at Western Oregon University and programs coordinator for the Center for Geography Education in Oregon. Prior to joining higher education, he taught high school social studies in Sarasota, Florida and spent time living in Suriname, South America as a Peace Corps Volunteer with his wife. Ken’s scholarship has long focused on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion on both a local and global scale.
