OVERVIEW

The “Reacting” concept is difficult to explain, and most faculty report that they don’t truly understand it until they experience it themselves. For this reason, the consortium sponsors regional faculty conferences, at which participants learn about "Reacting" by playing mini-versions of the games.   An alternative is to visit a "Reacting" class on any campus.  The Reacting to the Past project staff will gladly work with new faculty to arrange a visit with a cooperating institution nearby. | Learn more about conferences. . .

Copies of the Reacting video, press packet, and further information about particular games can be obtained from Dana Johnson, Program Coordinator, by emailing djohnson@barnard.edu.  You may also contact Mark C. Carnes, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of History at Barnard College. Carnes, the creator of "Reacting to the Past," by emailing mc422@columbia.edu. | Download press packet (PDF). . .

Instructor's manuals and roles for all games are available to download through the online Faculty Forum, a restricted-access discussion board where faculty can maintain threaded conversations and share new course materials that may be helpful to the entire Reacting community. | Visit forum now. . .