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Volume 57, No. 4
August 2024
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Front Cover: John, Fourteenth Lord Willoughby de Broke, and His Family. Oil on canvas by Johann Zoffany, ca. 1766. J. Paul Getty Museum, Object No. 96.PA.312. Public domain, Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal license (image cropped). https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/107SCF.

Back Cover: Still Life: Tea Set. Oil on canvas by Jean-Étienne Liotard, ca. 1781-1783. J. Paul Getty Museum, Object No. 84.PA.57. Public domain, Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal license (image cropped). https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RG0.

Tea is a universal beverage that welcomes us to the morning, entertains us during the day, and soothes us into the night. As an element of culture, tea is featured prominently in fine art throughout history, including the exquisite paintings from the 1700s that adorn this issue. Valued for its social, recreational, medicinal, and, of course, financial purposes, tea also served as an important catalyst in one of the most famous stories in American lore: The "Boston Tea Party."

Though details of this December 16, 1773, event have been fuzzied or outright falsified--as is the case with so many historical accounts--this did not deter Julie Anne Sweet from tackling the topic with her history students. Her interactive approach led to a live performance on campus, crafted through the historical discipline and joined by hundreds of onlookers in procession.

As Dr. Sweet's students step into December 1773 America, Dr. Peter Farrugia leads students to May 1968 France, while Dr. Elizabeth A. Georgian and Dr. Matthew P. Thornburg bring students to trial in a modern-day courtroom. This intrepid fusion of historical skills and performing arts is celebrated in this issue's special focus on Acting and Live Performance.

We hope you and your students are enlightened and empowered by the possibilities presented in this issue of The History Teacher. Thank you for having the courage and skill to be a History Teacher.


The History Teacher
Volume 57, No. 4
August 2024

Front Matter | Back Matter

THE CRAFT OF TEACHING

Acting and Live Performance

"Tout est possible!": Using Historical Re-Enactment in a University Classroom
  by Peter Farrugia   (pp. 441-472)

"Boston Harbor – A Tea-Pot Tonight!": Teaching the Boston Tea Party through Reading,
Re-Enactment, and Research

  by Julie Anne Sweet   (pp. 473-523)

NOTES AND COMMENTS

Using the Law to Teach History: Benefits, Challenges, and Advice for Creating a Mock Trial Program
  by Elizabeth A. Georgian and Matthew P. Thornburg   (pp. 525-539)

REVIEWS

Full Reviews Section   (pp. 541-560)

Beatty, Jacqueline. In Dependence: Women and the Patriarchal State in Revolutionary America
  by Suzanne K. McCormack

George, Elizabeth. Engaging the Past: Action and Interaction in the History Classroom
  by William Keene Thompson

Guiliano, Jennifer. A Primer For Teaching Digital History: Ten Design Principles
  by David Gutfeld

Higgins, Andrew Stone. Higher Education for All: Racial Inequality, Cold War Liberalism, and the California Master Plan
  by Stephen Jackson

Kaufman-Osborn, Timothy V. The Autocratic Academy: Reenvisioning Rule within America's Universities
  by Chara Haeussler Bohan

Long, Michael G., ed. Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics
  by Dan Royles

McGarr, Kathryn J. City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington
  by Julia Guarneri

Petrzela, Natalia Mehlman. Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession
  by Zach Roethlisberger

Shanahan, Jarrod and Zhandarka Kurti. States of Incarceration: Rebellion, Reform, and America's Punishment System
  by Menika Dirkson

Urban, Kelly. Radical Prescription: Citizenship and the Politics of Tuberculosis in Twentieth-century Cuba
  by Nicole Pacino

Veloz, Larisa L. Even the Women are Leaving: Migrants Making Mexican America, 1890-1965
  by Lori A. Flores

Wheatley, Natasha. The Life and Death of States: Central Europe and the Transformation of Modern Sovereignty
  by Ke-Chin Hsia

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Index to Volume 57   (pp. 561-568)

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CONTRIBUTORS

Peter Farrugia received a D.Phil. from Oxford University in Modern History in 1991. He was one of the founding faculty members of the Brantford Campus of Wilfrid Laurier University in 1999 and is currently a Professor Emeritus. He was the 2021 recipient of the award for outstanding community service.

Elizabeth A. Georgian earned her Ph.D. in History at the University of Delaware and is a Professor of History at the University of South Carolina Aiken, where she teaches history, religious studies, and pre-law courses. With co-author Matthew Thornburg, she taught pre-law courses and coached Mock Trial for five years at USCA.

Julie Anne Sweet received her Ph.D. in History at the University of Kentucky and currently teaches at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. As an undergraduate at the University of Notre Dame, she double-majored in History and Theatre, which provided the foundation for her to take a more interactive and innovative approach to teaching. Her interests lie in eighteenth-century America, especially the Revolutionary Era, which offers numerous possibilities to try more unique methods of instruction.

Matthew P. Thornburg earned his Ph.D. in Political Science at George Mason University and is an Associate Professor of Government, Law, and National Security at Misericordia University. With co-author Elizabeth Georgian, he taught pre-law courses and coached Mock Trial for five years at the University of South Carolina Aiken.


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