Nemanja Stanimirovic

I am currently doing PhD in the Intellectual History of Eastern Europe in the 20th century, but can help with any topic within the fields of History or Political Theory, as this is the area in which I attained all of my education.

I am somewhat unorthodox: I do not believe that it is necessary (nor possible) to learn by heart all of the historical dates, names etc. - they are all available and easily accessible online anyway. The key is to obtain training how to find those facts, and then to know how to interpret them. A prerequisite for this step is naturally to find an interest in history. This is what I focus on in my lectures (unless you want me to do something else specific).
I do not have formal experience as a teacher and an educator. Instead, most of my teaching experience is derived from curating and holding free courses for activists and young students. My perhaps unorthodox methods have proven quite successful.

As for the very lectures, I start by linking the topic with student's interest (football, fashion...). I try to contextualize their interest within this broader historical topic. Then I start my lecture with some thought-provoking question, and finish with presenting conflicting interpretations of a certain event or source, thus inviting student to reflect and contrast different arguments. Students are asked to prepare for the following lecture with a curated curriculum which includes some sources from popular culture, such as films and TV-shows, depending on their age.

Note: I can only do online lectures as I am currently based outside of UK.