This book presents a survey of approaches to dealing with ‘rival
histories’ in the classroom, arguing that approaching this problem
requires great sensitivity to differing national, educational and
narrative contexts. Contested narratives and disputed histories have
long been an important issue in history-teaching all over the world,
and have even been described as the ‘history’ or ‘culture’
wars. In this book, authors from across the globe ponder the question
“what can teachers do (and what are they doing) to address
conflicting narratives of the same past?”, and puts an
epistemological issue at the heart of the discussion: what does it
mean for the epistemology of history, if it is possible to teach more
than one narrative? Divided into three sections that deal with
historical cultures, multicultural societies and multiperspectivity,
the chapters of the book showcase that dealing with rival histories is
very much dependent on context, and that diverse teaching traditions
and societal debates mean that teachers’ abilities in engaging with
the teaching of rival narratives are very different. The volume will
be compelling reading for students and researchers in the fields of
education, history, sociology and philosophy, as well as practising
teachers.
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Pedagogical Responses to Contested Narratives and the History Wars
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ISBN
9781137554321
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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