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What If? An Introduction to Alternate History
Ben Liff
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(239)
An introduction to the concept of Alternate History through examples from novels, film & TV, video games, and more! Students are encouraged to share their favorite "What ifs" in class!
Class experience
Alternate History is the concept that events which occurred in history could have happened differently. Some common examples from popular culture in American history are "What if America had lost World War 2?" and "What if JFK wasn't shot in November 1963?" Many historians use alternate history scenarios as academic exercises to explore different possible outcomes to historical events to see how things could have turned out differently (and might again in the future). Alternatively...
Students will learn a bit about the history of a number of famous events that could have gone differently. We will practice speculative exercises about historical events and students will make their own predictions for how history could have unfolded differently.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Mentions of historical events and topics will be discussed (e.g., World War 2, the Holocaust, Slavery, etc.).
Hi there! My name is Ben and I’m an educator, instructional designer, and learning producer originally from San Antonio, Texas, and currently living in Maine. Over the last few years, in addition to my work teaching in a classic New England...
Group Class
$12
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 139 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
3-12 learners per class
