Abstract This Forum essay examines the value of collaboration when creatively engaging with history as a means of developing empathy, care, and understanding. Creative and collaborative histories provide space to address the harmful misconceptions and preconceptions entangled in capitalist and colonial narratives. Through the shared work of developing collaborative and creative histories, we can reshape how we see the people of the past and transform how we see others and ourselves in the present. To demonstrate the impact of collaborative approaches in both formal and informal learning environments, this essay includes a review of zine‐making in post‐secondary classes and an evaluation of the EMOTIVE Project's Exploring Egalitarianism Digital Education Kit with youth
McKinney et al. (Mon,) studied this question.