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Different American Wests, 1840-1900

Different American Wests, 1840-1900. Explore what is meant by ‘Different American Wests’. Identify different interpretations of The Battle of the Little Bighorn , 1876. Explain how and why interpretations of the American West differ.

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Different American Wests, 1840-1900

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  1. Different American Wests, 1840-1900

  2. Explore what is meant by ‘Different American Wests’. • Identify different interpretations of The Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1876. • Explain how and why interpretations of the American West differ. • Start in home teams (colour) then break out into ‘expert’ groups (number) to explore different interpretations, before feeding back to home teams. • Finish:12.40. Aims

  3. Home teams Blue Team: Miss Packford, Miss Calderbank Green Team:Miss Brown, Mr Carr Red Team: Miss Strickland, Miss Rabani

  4. Home teams Orange Team: Miss Davies, Mr Bruce, Miss Cliffe Pink Team: Miss Duerden, Miss Hoyland Purple Team: Mr Williams, Mr Arthur

  5. American West Welcome to the American west

  6. What is the American West? What is an ‘interpretation’? Home team discussion:

  7. 11.20- 11.30: Home teams (colour) 11.30- 12.10: Expert groups (number) 12.10- 12.30: Home teams (colour) Time:

  8. You have identified many different interpretations of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. There are also many different interpretations of the American West: DIFFERENT AMERICAN WESTS, 1840-1900. (Not: The American West). What is the American west?

  9. Interpretations over time Pre 1980- 1930: The American West is a wilderness which needs to be ‘tamed’. 1930-1960: Hollywood’s love affair with the Western based on ideas such as ‘Germ theory’- claims that the American West was directly shaped by European institutions. 1960- 2000+: micro-histories which focus on previously neglected groups e.g. Women and Native Americans.

  10. “The most expensive piece of anti-American propaganda ever made” The Telegraph, 2010 What’s the link with the American West? More recently?

  11. Directed by James Cameron. Released December 2009. Nominated for 9 Academy Awards and won 3. Worldwide gross income of $241.6 million after 5 days. Tells the story of an alien tribe beset by big business and their mercenaries on the intergalactic frontier. avatar “Avatar: an allegory of the West?” High Country News. “Cameron’s blockbuster offers a chilling metaphor for European butchery of the Americas”. The Guardian. “Avatar hit by accusations of racism” The Telegraph.

  12. Green card: something you have learnt from this session. Blue card: a question you would like to explore further. Finally...

  13. Thank you and good luck!

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