The Consolations of History - A Conversation with Teofilo Ruiz
By Howard Burton
Length2h 3m
About this audiobook
This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Teofilo Ruiz, Professor Emeritus of History at UCLA. Teo Ruiz is a scholar of the social and popular cultures of late medieval and early modern Spain and the Western Mediterranean. He received the University’s Distinguished Teaching Award and was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama for his “inspired teaching and writing”. This wide-ranging conversation provides captivating insights into his Cuban origins, how he became a professional historian, the challenges and excitement of teaching, and what the future might hold for historical research..
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, In the Marrow, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. The Terror of History - The story of a book
II. Becoming a Historian- From Cuba to City College to NYU to Princeton
III. Historical Ruminations - Meditations on the bigger picture
IV. Progress? - Do we actually learn from the past?
V. Connecting - Technology and personal factors
VI. Looking Ahead - Pondering history’s future
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations:
This book is part of a series of 100 Ideas Roadshow Conversations. Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length2 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Contents
10Questions for Discussion:
2A Note on the Text
11IV. Progress?
3Introduction
12Questions for Discussion:
4The Conversation
13V. Connecting
5I. The Terror of History
14Questions for Discussion:
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6Questions for Discussion:
15VI. Looking Ahead
7II. Becoming a Historian
16Questions for Discussion:
8Questions for Discussion:
17Continuing the Conversation
9III. Historical Ruminations
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