History Education in Divided and Postwar Societies
Join us for a book launch for "History Can Bite: History Education in Divided Postwar Societies," with author Karina V. Korostelina
Overview
History Can Bite: History Education in Divided and Postwar Societies
One of the major issues faced by societies in the wake of civil war and mass violence is how to approach these events in the classroom. The contributors to "History Can Bite" explore the challenges involved in developing curricula, choosing textbooks, and reaching students in these war-torn societies, and provide insights into how history teaching has acted as a political tool that has, at times, been guilty of exacerbating inter-group conflicts. "History Can Bite" also discusses the roles history teaching has had in reconcliation attempts and discusses how the contestations and difficulties surrounding such processes were addressed in different post-conflict societies around the world.
Join us for a book launch for History Can Bite: History Education in Divided Postwar Societies, on December, 2 from 3:00PM - 4:00PM with author Karina V. Korostelina.
Prof. Karina V. Korostelina is an Associate Professor and Director of the Program on History Memory and Conflict at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University. In addition to conducting research on a number of topics, including contested histories, political violence, and inclusive and common history projects, Professor Korostelina conducts trainings for history teachers and leads a series of international seminars on contested histories.
Speaker
Karina Korostelina
Professor and Director, Program on History, Memory, and Conflict, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
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History and Public Policy Program
The History and Public Policy Program makes public the primary source record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world, facilitates scholarship based on those records, and uses these materials to provide context for classroom, public, and policy debates on global affairs. Read more
Cold War International History Project
The Cold War International History Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War. Through an award winning Digital Archive, the Project allows scholars, journalists, students, and the interested public to reassess the Cold War and its many contemporary legacies. It is part of the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program. Read more
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