Marnie Hughes-Warrington

R.G. Collingwood's name is familiar to historians and history educators around the world. Few, however, have charted the depths of his reflections on what it means to be educated in history. In this book Marnie Hughes-Warrington begins with the facet of Collingwood's work best known to teachers-re-enactment-and locates it in historically-informed discussions on empathy, imagination and history education. Revealed are dynamic concepts of the a priori imagination and education that tend towards reflection on the presuppositions that shape our own and others' forms of life.

Table of Contents

    Introduction: More than a Name
    I. History in Peril
    II. Sympathy, Empathy or Re-enactment?
    III. The Subject-matter of History
    IV. Theories of Imagination and Historical Imagination
    V. Collingwood's Historical Imagination
    VI. 'How Good an Historian Shall I Be?': Imagination and Education
    VII. Towards an Historical Education
    Conclusion: Beyond the Academy
    Bibliography
    Index

· ISBN 0-907845-61-4 · Published December 2003 by Imprint Academic · 241 pages · $49.90 ·

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