History teaching and national identity: a European crisis
Journal title PASSATO E PRESENTE
Author/s Piero S. Colla
Publishing Year 2024 Issue 2024/123
Language Italian Pages 9 P. 17-25 File size 124 KB
DOI 10.3280/PASS2024-123003
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While the relationship with the past has once again become a divisive issue in the public debate in Europe, the correct way to introduce new generations to history remains an open question. As a rule, the status of history in educational systems has not benefited from its prominent place in social debates. Two opposing principles have polarised the debate on school curricula in recent decades: the drive towards a civic and emancipatory use of history, supported by transnational institutions, and an identity-based use, instrumentalised by national politics. This article aims to historicise the dialectic between these instances, arguing for a “third way”: instead of a normative stance, an historical and reflexive one.
Keywords: history teaching, national identity, historical consciousness, Italy, Europe
Piero S. Colla, Insegnamento della storia e identità nazionale: una crisi europea in "PASSATO E PRESENTE" 123/2024, pp 17-25, DOI: 10.3280/PASS2024-123003