Discussion Board: Mulcahy and Payton
For historians, putting evidence in context fundamentally means locating it in geographic space and historical time. But it often entails much more--thinking about the point of view of individual historical actors (shaped by economic standing, identity (gender, race, class, dis/ability, etc), available cultural and intellectual sources, larger transnational dynamics of power, etc.
Prompt: Hypothesis: As humans become more modern, they relinquish providentialism in favor of science in order to explain and understand natural disasters. Evaluate the validity of this hypothesis in light of your reading of Mulcahy and Payton.
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.