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> H-ASIA
> November 11, 2011
>
> Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Lecture Series 2011
> "History Wars: Reconciliation through Textbooks?" by Dr. Eckhardt Fuchs
> November 17, 2011
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> From: "Sophia Univ., Institute of Comparative Culture"
> <i-comcul@hoffman.cc.sophia.ac.jp>
>
> Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Lecture Series 2011
>
> History Wars: Reconciliation through Textbooks?
>
> Dr. Eckhardt Fuchs
> The Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research
> ICC Visiting Fellow
>
> 17:30-19:00,
> Nov. 17, 2011
> Room 301, 3F, Building 10, Sophia University Yotsuya Campus
>
> Coming to terms with the past is an ongoing conflict about the
> interpretation of history. Such conflicts are commonly called history
> wars.
> They take place at a national level as well as between various countries.
> They are essentially differences of opinion about the development of
> national traditions, the maintenance of legitimation and the construction
> of
> identity. History wars are not about facts but about the meaning of
> historical phenomena. Debates of this kind are typically not confined to
> their specialist field but meet with broad public resonance and are often
> the subject of vehement debate. Textbooks are highly involved in these
> debates since they can initiate or illustrate ethnic, cultural, religious
> or
> political conflicts and, at the same time, also serve as a means of
> conflict
> resolution and compromise. The goal of this lecture is two-folded: First,
> it
> will address some of these ongoing history wars in various parts of the
> world ? focusing on Europe, the Near and Middle East, and East Asia ? and
> show in which way they shape the public debate on history. Second, it will
> ask which role textbooks play in mediating these conflicts. In choosing a
> few examples of bi- and multilateral activities in textbook revision I
> will
> stress the achievements and challenges of such endeavours.
>
> Dr. Eckhardt Fuchs is professor of comparative and international education
> as well as history of education at the Technical University Braunschweig.
> At
> the same time he serves as Deputy Director of the Georg Eckert Institute
> for
> International Textbook Research located in Braunschweig as well. His
> research interests include the global history of modern education,
> international education policies, curriculum and textbook development, and
> human rights. He has been engaged in bilateral textbook activities and
> worked together with international organizations such as UNESCO. His
> research links present developments in education with a historical
> perspective. His most recent publications deal with various aspects of bi-
> and multilateral textbook revision, the current status of educational
> media
> research, the history and politics of children?s rights, and curriculum
> reform in comparative perspective.
>
> No registration necessary/Lecture in English
>
> Sophia University Institute of Comparative Culture Office: 7-1 Kioicho,
> Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
> http://icc.fla.sophia.ac.jp/
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