Question: As comically
cynical as this description is, does it really make sense to call history a “meaningless
event” after all we know now?
Sunday, May 21, 2017
QQC #2
Quote: And in her compelling "Making Up Lost Time: Writing on the Writing
of History," Nancy Partner describes history as "the definitive human
audacity imposed on formless time and meaningless event" and calls
history- writing "the silent shared conspiracy of all historians (who
otherwise agree on nothing these days)" who "talk about the past as
though it were really 'there"' (97).
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I do not think that history should be considered a "meaningless event", but I do think it is important to take the teachings of history with a grain of salt. That means that a lot of what is preached from history does have an agenda that is intended to move society in a certain direction, and I think it is important to deviate from what we are taught and make our own sense of the world. It is important to learn from big events in society so that we do not repeat the same mistakes we made previously.
ReplyDeleteI have mixed feelings about history. In some scenarios, I might call it meaningless, in other scenarios not so much. History is meant to stop us from repeating the same mistakes, that we've made in the past, but then when we repeat those same mistakes, you have to wonder if history is meaningful at all. History is meant to be meaningful, and teach us to learn from our mistakes, but if we repeat those mistakes, and learn nothing from the past, then yes i do think it becomes a bit meaningless.
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