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SUMMARY:The perpetuation of cultural memories in the widespread genre of h
 istory textbooks - Dr Tina van der Vlies 
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DESCRIPTION:The way in which history is remembered could – in the long t
 erm – become more influential than ‘what really happened'. An example 
 is the use of historical myths in the Brexit debate. An important issue\, 
 therefore\, is why certain memories are perpetuated and have become a cano
 nized anchor in a nation’s social memory\, while others are not. I will 
 discuss mnemonic schemata in English and Dutch history textbooks (1920-201
 0)\, widespread media that have provided many people with meaning\, memory
 \, and identity. In textbook research\, scholars have often pointed to the
  role of textbooks as ‘political vehicles of the state’ and showed how
  national governments have imposed their idea of the ‘right’ knowledge
  (Erdmann et al\, 2008/2009\; Podeh\, 2000\; Apple and Christian-Smith eds
 \, 1991). However\, the political impact on historical narratives is too o
 ften taken for granted and other reasons for the perpetuation of national 
 narratives in history textbooks are easily overlooked. Although English an
 d Dutch history textbooks are definitely not apolitical\, neither England 
 nor the Netherlands has a national system of textbook approval and authori
 zation\, unlike many other countries\, and schools are free to choose from
  the open market. By discussing examples from these countries\, I focus on
  more hidden forms of perpetuation and aim to direct attention to the idea
  that cultural memories are “autonomous” to a certain extent.  \n\nDr.
  Tina van der Vlies published her book "Echoing Events: The Perpetuation o
 f National Narratives in English and Dutch History Textbooks\, 1920-2010" 
 in December 2022. It is available in hard copy and open access. The book w
 as awarded the Georg Eckert Research Award\, handed out every two years by
  the Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (Bra
 unschweig\, Germany).  
LOCATION: Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road
 \, room 2S8
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