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Tag Archive for ‘Colonial Legacy (Koloniales Erbe)’
Restitution and Historical Judgment
Germany has started to give back colonial loot to its former owners. But are restitutions a suitable means for dealing with a burdened history?
LUK – Reading Re-Writings of Official History
Official narratives as in LUK give us insights into national identity management. This is particularly true when they aim to project identity outwards.
Groot Constantia: Wine or Slaves?
Groot Constantia is the iconic South African colonial estate. Located on the slopes of the Table Mountain among oak trees, it embodies both its wine history and its epitome of Cape slavery.
The Whig Tradition and Commonwealth History
British and Commonwealth history are deeply entangled. A fresh approach is not to look at British action, but at the Commonwealth’ own agency and decisions.
Public History in Schools? Why and How?
Teenagers encounter history outside schools in varied forms and related to a multitude of topics. But teaching with representations of the past that are not academic ideas, is largely absent from guidelines for history teaching.
Resistance to the National Narrative in Uruguay
The national narrative in Uruguay is much like its landscape, a continuum without abrupt changes. However, the demands of recent history are creating pressure…
Māori History and a Sense of Place
The recently launched Māori History website has the potential to see Māori views successfully accommodated in history. It also provides an example of how a bold curriculum initiative …