Mediterranean Perspectives in School History Teaching
June 26 | 09:59
Zweitägiger Workshop unter der Leitung von Romain Faure (FU Berlin) und Leyla Dakhli (CMB) im Rahmen der Forschungsgruppe "Transfer und Sozialisation im Mediterranen Raum" und dem Forum Transregionale Studien.
Anmeldung erforderlich! dakhli@cmb.hu-berlin.de
Organizer
Forum Transregionale Studien ; Centre Marc Bloch
Contact
Leyla Dakhli
leyla.dakhli ( at ) cmb.hu-berlin.de
Program
In the countries from both the North and the South of the Mediterranean, the teaching of 19th and 20th century history in school keeps silent about historical developments critical to entire sub-regions of the Mediterranean and hardly refers to the history of social, cultural, religious, political and economic connexions in and across the Mediterranean – the sole exceptions being European colonialism, and to a certain extent Ottoman imperialism. History teaching remains either Eurocentric or largely nationalistic, thus failing to provide students with basic knowledge pertaining to the history of the region. The Mediterranean being to a large extend a Eurocentric notion itself, it has nevertheless become a theatre of major conflicts and migrations affecting the countries situated on its shore and beyond, and given the fact that history is key to understanding these developments, the absence of Mediterranean perspectives in History teaching is a major shortcoming. The workshop aims at laying the ground for an international network of historians and history teachers seeking to infuse Mediterranean perspectives into history teaching. It will bring together experts from different disciplines and countries.