Can mosquito speak? What about the earthworm? The malaria plasmodium? Does thinking about non-human actors change your understanding of American history? Does thinking about non-human actors take away from our understanding of the agency of subaltern groups, including Indigenous or enslaved peoples? How should we account for the subjective human experience of history while also accounting for forces beyond human control?
Can mosquito speak? What about the earthworm? The malaria plasmodium? Does thinking about non-human actors change your understanding of American history? Does thinking about non-human actors take away from our understanding of the agency of subaltern groups, including Indigenous or enslaved peoples? How should we account for the subjective human experience of history while also accounting for forces beyond human control?
History is not just the study of objective truths. The same historical facts, events, and themes can be interpreted differently by people. One individual can have different versions of the same story if he/she/they see it from different perspectives. Moreover, history is not just one version of the story, its inclusion of diverse versions.
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