Big History is "a unified account of the entire history of the Universe that uses evidence and ideas from many disciplines to create a broad context for understanding humanity," meaning "a modern scientific origin story." According to the scholar, Big History is "a history of the known universe." It's usually narrative for scholars to describe what "Big History" is regarding World History. This kind of "Big History" can also be found in the book called Big History: Between Nothing and Everything (2013). It is a new concept for me and I've never heard the term "Big History" before. I think "Big History" is the word that seems logical to me that can be taught in the subject of World History.
Websites:
https://brill.com/view/journals/arwh/2/2/article-p267_7.xml
https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/big-history-project/what-is-big-history/glossary1/a/glossary-what-is-big-history
Hi Chen,
ReplyDeleteI also had never heard about the concept of Big History. I view history as an attempet to explain why past human events have occurred as they did and to use this knowledge to help to guide us in the future. While theories of the Big Bang are interesting, I don't see how they are relevant to the study of history. The Universe may still be expanding, but how is that relevant to the study of current and past events.
I wish the best to you in your classes,
Claudia