Intellectuals and history

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  Thomas Bender: The Changing Role of the Public Intellectual Since World War II (Video)

  by Thomas Bender

  Specialization is the rule of the day, but it's changed historians' capacity to reach a larger public. 

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  Public Debate Is Challenging for Historians but Worth the Effort (Video)

  by Ellen F. Fitzpatrick

  Historians like nuance.  The media want fast answers that are simple.  

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  How Public Historians Have Tried to Set the Record Straight in India About Muslims Destroying Hindu Temples (Video)

  by Partha Chatterjee

  In India Hindu right-wingers have demonized Muslim leaders who ruled for 7 centuries. Historians have tried to put their rule in context.