历史文学学士-主题

历史学家将过去视为外国的地方，可以解开当下和未来的奥秘。我们出于工具性原因研究历史，以纠正政治言论和政策形成中普遍存在的“历史赤字”。我们还为更广泛，更富想象力的目的研究了过去：看到并理解，人类经验中的一切–思想，情感，身份，社会等级，差异类别–有着不断变化的历史。像历史学家一样思考将帮助您理解对变化，环境和偶然性的关注对于理解过去，现在和未来的道德和政治困境至关重要。这些技能为法律，医学，教育，商业和公共政策方面的职业奠定了基础，同时也培养了使行动，创新和企业家精神成为可能的扎根的想象力。
Historians treat the past as a foreign place that can unlock the mysteries of the present and the future. We study history for instrumental reasons, to redress the pervasive ?history deficit? in political discourse and policy formation. We also study the past for broader, more imaginative purposes: to see and understand that everything in human experience - ideas, emotions, identities, social hierarchies, categories of difference - has a history that is constantly changing. Thinking like a historian will help you understand how attention to change, context, and contingency is critical to understanding the ethical and political dilemmas of the past, present, and future. These skills provide a foundation for careers in law, medicine, education, business, and public policy, while fostering the grounded imagination that makes activism, innovation, and entrepreneurship possible.