In the European Union, contemporary political debates are heavily influenced by history and memory issues. European citizens have multi-layered identities.
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Teaching History in Order to Develop Critical Thinking?
Students do not simply develop an adequate understanding of “critical thinking” “in a natural way”, neither if they are taught history or another subject.
Photographs and Occupied Cities
Historical photos are a favoured instrument of Public Historians, especially in exhibitions. They evoke emotions and create narrative dimensions for a broad audience.
Crossing Barriers: an International Public History
Public history looks more international than ever. The internationalization of public history creates a common space for discussion about the changing…
Should History Promote National Identification?
Today’s Facebook kids live in a global village and speak multiple languages. The tide of cosmopolitanism is running in their favour. Yet, the teaching…
Competition: The Power of Contemporary Witnesses
In public debates the input of historians seems to play a subordinate role. Instead, the contemporary witnesses are more important, because they are those who can talk about “what it was really like”.
Why We Should all Become Public Historians
We are at a crossroads for the spread of public history and we need to consider the possibility that we could all become public historians.
A Museum of Fascism where Mussolini Was Born and Buried?
In Italy, narrating the history of fascism outside universities and engaging publically with opposing memories still remains to be done. Perhaps this is why the plan of opening a museum of fascism is arousing strong public debate.