11-28-2020, 05:24 PM
While history in general may or may not interest us, we'll often find that some specific areas of history interest us more than others. This is even true of history nerds: some specific eras or regions will be 'blind spots' that they know less about, or just aren't as interested in for one reason or another. So, here's a place to post about yours, and your reasons for them.
One of mine is World War II. Don't get me wrong: there are plenty of tales of heroism and hardship involving specific individuals or specific communities during the war - and I love hearing compelling stories like that. However, the war itself, when discussed on more of a 'macro' scale where it's distanced from that strong human element, doesn't interest me at all. I suppose this is is because I find it to have been done to death - having been covered several times at school, and also been covered far more than other historical eras by both the media and the public at large. It's not surprising in the least bit - it's the most recent major war to have taken place in the UK itself, and also the only one that's still within living memory - but, it's hard for me to get excited about a subject that I've seen covered so many times before, by so many different people .
Another one is the 1990s (or, more precisely, anything that happened between the fall of the USSR and 9/11). The problem I have with this period is, it feels like it's stuck between eras: it's after the end of the Cold War, but before the start of the War on Terror. Furthermore, it doesn't feel like it's fully part of either the pre-internet age or the internet age - because the internet existed, but it was primitive and hadn't yet truly transformed our lives. Even with reference to my own personal life, it feels caught between eras: I was around, but I was too young to be paying attention.
So, what are some of yours?
One of mine is World War II. Don't get me wrong: there are plenty of tales of heroism and hardship involving specific individuals or specific communities during the war - and I love hearing compelling stories like that. However, the war itself, when discussed on more of a 'macro' scale where it's distanced from that strong human element, doesn't interest me at all. I suppose this is is because I find it to have been done to death - having been covered several times at school, and also been covered far more than other historical eras by both the media and the public at large. It's not surprising in the least bit - it's the most recent major war to have taken place in the UK itself, and also the only one that's still within living memory - but, it's hard for me to get excited about a subject that I've seen covered so many times before, by so many different people .
Another one is the 1990s (or, more precisely, anything that happened between the fall of the USSR and 9/11). The problem I have with this period is, it feels like it's stuck between eras: it's after the end of the Cold War, but before the start of the War on Terror. Furthermore, it doesn't feel like it's fully part of either the pre-internet age or the internet age - because the internet existed, but it was primitive and hadn't yet truly transformed our lives. Even with reference to my own personal life, it feels caught between eras: I was around, but I was too young to be paying attention.
So, what are some of yours?
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