Sensitive Pasts : : Questioning Heritage in Education / / ed. by Carla van Boxtel, Stephan Klein, Maria Grever.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2016
• MitwirkendeR: Akker, Chiel van den,; Barton, Keith C.,; Binnenkade, Alexandra,; Boxtel, Carla van,; Bruijn, Pieter de,; Goldberg, Tsafrir,; Grever, Maria,; Jones, Siân,; Klein, Stephan,; Legêne, Susan,; Londen, Heleen van,; Savenije, Geerte M.,; Seixas, Peter,; Stipriaan, Alex van,; Trofanenko, Brenda,; VanSledright, Bruce,; Watson, Sheila,
• HerausgeberIn: Boxtel, Carla van,; Grever, Maria,; Klein, Stephan,
• Place / Publishing House: New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Making Sense of History ; 27
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (306 p.)

Heritage, as an area of research and learning, often deals with difficult historical questions, due to the strong emotions and political commitments that are often at stake. In this, it poses particular challenges for teachers, museum educators and the publics they serve. Guided by a shared focus on these “sensitive pasts,” the contributors to this volume draw on new theoretical and empirical research to provide valuable insights into heritage pedagogy. Together they demonstrate the potential of heritage as a historical-educational domain that transcends myopic patriotism, parochialism and simplistic relativism, helping to enhance critical and sophisticated historical thinking.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- INTRODUCTION The Appeal of Heritage in Education -- Part I Reflections on Heritage and Historical Consciousness -- CHAPTER 1 Are Heritage Education and Critical Historical Thinking Compatible? Reflections on Historical Consciousness from Canada -- CHAPTER 2 The Continuous Threat of Excess? A Cautionary Tale about Heritage Celebration and Object Veneration in the U.S.A. -- CHAPTER 3 Antiquarianism and Historical Consciousness in the New Media Age -- Part II Experiencing Heritage and Authenticity -- CHAPTER 4 Why do Emotions Matter in Museums and Heritage Sites? -- CHAPTER 5 Dutch Dealings with the Slavery Past: Contexts of an Exhibition -- CHAPTER 6 Tagging Borobudur: Heritage Education and the Colonial Past in Onsite and Online Museum Collections -- CHAPTER 7 Unlocking Essences and Exploring Networks: Experiencing Authenticity in Heritage Education Settings -- CHAPTER 8 Archaeological Heritage Education and the Making of Regional Identities -- EPILOGUE PART II History, Heritage and the Spaces Inbetween -- Part III Teaching and Learning about Sensitive Heritage -- CHAPTER 9 Holocaust Heritage Nearby: How to Analyse Historical Distance in Education -- CHAPTER 10 Engaging Experiences of the Second World War: Historical Distance in Exhibitions and Educational Resources -- CHAPTER 11 An Intriguing Historical Trace or Heritage? Learning about Another Person’s Heritage in an Exhibition Addressing the Second World War -- CHAPTER 12 Increasing Understanding or Undermining National Heritage: Studying Single and Multiple Perspectives of a Formative Historical Conf lict -- CHAPTER 13 Voicing Dissonance: Teaching the Violence of the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.A. -- EPILOGUE PART III Taking Students’ Ideas Seriously: Moving beyond the History-Heritage Dichotomy -- Index