The aim of the material available here is to demonstrate how the specific cases presented combine a mixture of historic facts and historic research, the use of historic events in current political affairs, and the developments of appropriate forms of commemoration in different societies over the last decades.
Worum geht es:
As the material shows, the different examples are interpreted within their national contexts and these interpretations and significances have changed over the last years. The reasons for these changes are various, and the differentiation between new historical research findings, political interests and the establishment of appropriate forms of remembrance is not always easy. The examples also hint at the difficulties of „constructing“ a European culture of remembrance around a certain “set” of historical events or persons, given the fact that the different narratives vary.
Issues:
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Dealing with three European cases of remembrance and their reinterpretation throughout the decades
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Learning about different narrative modes that are used in order to approach the past
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Discussing the current forms of memory and prevailing narratives in Italy, Spain and Poland, and the mixture of facts, myths and legends
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Differentiating between the historic facts, appropriate forms of commemoration, and the connection between the past and current affairs.
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Tracing the difficult struggle for transitional justice and truth
Anleitung:
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Compare the different cases. How did the politics of memory change in the three countries? What are the reasons?
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Are you aware of a similar change of the historical narrative in the country you come from?
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When you think about European history of the 20th century, which key events, in your opinion, should never be forgotten?
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Do you believe that a common European memory of the 20th century is desirable and possible?
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