Amy L. Sayward, ’91, is the co-editor of “Understanding and Teaching Contemporary US History since Reagan.” The book is designed for teachers looking for new perspective on teaching the recent past, the period of U.S. history that is often given the least attention in classrooms. Less of a traditional textbook than a pedagogical Swiss Army knife, the volume offers a diversity of voices and approaches to teaching a field that, by its very nature, invites vigorous debate and puts generational differences in stark relief. Topics range from social movements around identity and representation to debates about migration, climate change, drugs, education, law enforcement and U.S. foreign policy. Sayward is a professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University. She is the author, co-author or editor of several books, including “The United Nations in International History and Tennessee Histories.”
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